Editorial Friday 20 June 2014: Byrne, baby, Byrne (disco inferno)
Among the stupidest jokes of recent times is the former Treasury secretary Liam
Byrne's note to his successor
Editorial Thusday 12 June 2014: Monty Python's Life Of Simon (Stevens)
With apologies to Monty Python, a short Life Of Brian tribute.
EXTERIOR
SCENE: A LARGE CROWD HAS GATHERED TO HEAR
Editorial Wednesday 4 June 2014: Thoughts on NHS Confederation conference, day one
Some quick reactions to the first day of the conference.
Rob Webster gave a human, personal and well-judged speech in
Editorial Thursday 5 June 2014: Thoughts on NHS Confederation conference, day two
You can say (or indeed sing [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1552]
what you like about Care Services Minister
Editorial Tuesday 10 June 2014: Tin hats on - Lord Ashcroft's national polling finds NHS a high priority for voters
News versus not-news can be defined very simply: 'dog bites man' is not news;
'man bites dog&
Editorial Wednesday 4 June 2014: Text of NHS England CE Simon Stevens' speech to NHS Confederation conference
THINKING LIKE A PATIENT, ACTING LIKE A TAXPAYER – FROM NHS CHALLENGES TO NEW
SOLUTIONS?
Simon Stevens, CEO, NHS England
A
Editor's blog Tuesday 3 June 2014: Norman Lamb: The Song
Unsurprisingly, The Simon Burns Song
[http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1140] provoked a Twitter request
for
a companion piece
Editorial Monday 2 June 2014: Evolve faster, NHS! On Ian Birrell's curious commentary.
'The NHS must evolve - or face a painful death' is the title of perhaps the
worst commentary
Editorial Wednesday 21 May 2014: Having a Field day on NHS funding ideas
Interesting to read in The Observer that moves are afoot by Conservative
ministers to bring Frank Field's plan
Editorial Wednesday 21 May 2014: Text of Simon Stevens' speech to Kings Fund leadership summit
I said on my first day in this new job that five years in to the longest period
of austerity