Editor's Blog

Aug
03

Editor’s blog Tueday 3 August 2010: A redirect

'Ello. Childcare day, so the frontiers of health policy knowledge will have to remain broadly un-pushed back (insofar as
Aug
02

Editor’s blog Monday 2 August 2010: NHS inconvenient truths are bursting out all over

Good morning. I hope you had a good weekend, and return refreshed for another foray into the fray. And fray
4 min read
Aug
01

The Maynard Doctrine: What does the White Paper mean? Incoherence and confusion – both opportunity and threat.

Professor Alan Maynard decodes the White Paper’s literary and political influences The primary characteristics of the recent White Paper
3 min read
Jul
31

Editor’s blog Saturday 31 July 2010: Scale and sale

This story on the £8 billion potential value of the sale of goodwill in GP practices [http://www.hsj.co.
2 min read
Jul
31

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: 6 impossible things pre-breakfast - abolishing FT prudential borrowing limit unmodelled

“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast” . The White Queen [http://en.wikipedia.
2 min read
Jul
30

Guest editorial Friday 30 July 2010: One step beyond ...

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association looks ahead to a post-restructuring future Come with me into the future of
2 min read
Jul
30

Editor’s blog Friday 30 July 2010: Dr Hamish Meldrum's letter to BMA members on the NHS White Paper

What a week for letters [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/672] it's turning out to be. Below
3 min read
Jul
30

Editor’s blog Thursday 29 July 2010: Radcliffe paediatric surgery review is out

The Radcliffe paediatric surgery review is published here [http://www.southcentral.nhs.uk/document_store/12804012741_orh_paediatric_review.pdf]
3 min read
Jul
29

Editor’s blog Thursday 29 July 2010: The end of free personal care for Scotland?

This BBC news story [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-10794298] suggests a big old review lies ahead for NHSScotland.
Jul
29

Editor’s blog Sunday 23 May 2010: Supermarket sweep - Sainsbury's surgery shuts

Further to our last story on Asda's incursion into health policy [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/518]
1 min read