Editor's Blog

Sep
09

Editor’s blog Tuesday 7 September 2010: Shared decision-making in healthcare

The Social Market Foundation [http://www.smf.co.uk] held an interesting event this morning, on 'shared decision-making in
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Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thursday 9 September 2010: When is abolishing NHS Direct not abolishing NHS Direct?

When is abolishing NHS Direct [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/715] not abolishing NHS Direct? When it's
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Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thursday 9 September 2010: NHS IT programme decentralised; budget to be cut by £700 million

BBC News seem to be first with this [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11243977]. The DH statement [http://www.
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Sep
09

Editor’s blog Thursday 9 September 2010: Is Lansley to be Supreme Liberator for life (of the Coalition)?

Today’s Independent leaks Deputy PM Nick Clegg’s speech today to the Institute For Government [”http://www.independent.co.
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Sep
08

Guest editorial Wednesday 8 September 2010: Something Better Change

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association looks at Transforming Community Services (a.k.a. Turkeys' Christmas Solidarity) There
3 min read
Sep
07

Editor’s blog Tuesday 7 September 2010: Consulting the wrong subject, sweet con-fection and dear, dear NHS IT

Sort of back to school now, so here are some thoughts about recent news bits. Who spent what on management
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Sep
07

Editor’s blog Friday 3 September 2010: Journeys and commissioning

That. Was. A. Bad. Journey. Back. From. Holiday. I will have some thoughts to share about lessons I learnt from
Sep
02

The Maynard Doctrine: An autumn agenda item

Professor Alan Maynard looks at clinical excellence awards, clinical audit and individual clinicans’ performance – a significant item on the NHS’
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Sep
01

Editor’s blog Wednesday 1 September 2010: Things today

Inverse Care Law proponent Julian Tudor Hart previews his new book in today's Guardian [http://www.guardian.co.
Sep
01

Editor’s blog Tuesday 31 August 2010: Jazz Hands serves up bad ideas

I am probably as unlikely as you are to shell out for Tony 'Jazz Hands' [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.
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