Editor's Blog

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Editorial Friday 21 December 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 52: Francis is coming. Look busy!

The following is an extract from our subscription service Health Policy Intelligence, which funds the existence of this site, and
3 min read
Dec
21

Editorial Wednesday 19 December 2012: The Ipsos MORI 2012 Almanac and the NHS and healthcare

I may be a world-class curmudgeon, but I do take requests - especially when they come from my friend Alastair
7 min read
Dec
18

Editorial Monday 17 December 2012: The reconfiguration game

For some time, I've been meaning to write about the challenges facing provider reconfiguration. There are a few
3 min read
Dec
17

Editorial Tuesday 11 December 2012: Ali Parsa reaps the rewards of Circle's economic failure

A wry smile played around the corners of my well-chiselled features when I read Matthew Goodman's piece in
1 min read
Dec
04

Editorial Tuesday 4 December 2012: Ali Parsa steps down. Will the Circle be unbroken?

Health Service Journal editor Alastair McLellan has just broken the news on Twitter that Ali Parsadoust, chief executive of Circle
3 min read
Nov
21

Editorial Wednesday 21 November 2012: 'Red Alert' Ashcroft polling: interesting on economics; fascinating on the NHS

Lord Ashcroft, whose tax domiciliary status was such a political talking point in the last decade, contines to spend some
2 min read
Nov
16

Editorial Friday 16 Novemeber 2012: Monitor's evidence to the Health Select Committee

Given Monitor's importance in the new NHS, their recent evidence session with Dr David Bennett, Adrian Masters and
76 min read
Nov
13

Editorial Tuesday 13 Novemeber 2012: The Mandate is out. Don't get over-excited. It could be worse.

The DH has published the Secretary of State For Health's mandate to the NHS for the next two
2 min read
Nov
07

Editorial Wednesday 7 November 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 51 - I'm A Health Secretary? Get Me Out Of Here!

The following is an extract from our subscription service Health Policy Intelligence, which funds the existence of this site and
3 min read
Nov
05

Guest editorial Monday 5 November 2012: 'Breaking up is hard to do' - reflections on South London's tripartite future

This guest editorial from Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association examines the draft recommendations of the Trust Special Administrator
4 min read