Editor's Blog

Jul
07

Editorial Wednsday 27 June 2012: Andrew Lansley at the Commissioning Show

Mr Lansley opened his speech by mentioning a text message he received from a friend living in France during the
5 min read
Jul
07

Editor's blog Friday 29 July 2011: Co-Operation and Competition Panel elective care AWP report pro-choice; anti-commissioning

My swearing detox is officially over, just so you have been warned. What is this shit [http://www.ccpanel.org.
4 min read
Jul
06

Editorial Friday 6 July 2012: Hansard of NHS annual report to the House of Commons

From Hansard [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm120704/debtext/120704-0001.htm#12070479000004] , the text of Wednesday'
35 min read
Jul
06

Editorial Monday 25 June 2012: SOS Lansley sacks South London Healthcare Trust board; omnishambles to follow?

Holy shit. We knew there was a major problem, but the FT's revelation that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
1 min read
Jul
04

Editorial Wednesday 4 July 2012: IFS / Nuffield Trust report restates ongoing nature of financial crisis

When I launched Health Policy Insight in 2008, four years ago (and let's face it, you get less
1 min read
Jun
28

Editorial Thurssday 28 June 2012: Spinning a yarn over why the Peterborough PFI blew up the money

I was intrigued by this story in the Financial Times about Peterborough and Stamford FT's PFI problem [http:
3 min read
Jun
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 June 2012: Going South with the PFI - administration and politics

We reported last night on the story of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley putting South London  Healthcare Trust into impending administration-type
6 min read
Jun
26

Guest editorial 10 June 2009: Bob Sang - Health gain: the true test of quality for 21st century healthcare

Editor's note: Bob Sang's untimely death [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/298] has taken away
12 min read
Jun
25

Editorial Wednesday 20 June 2012: Andrew Lansley's NHS Confederation speech

This transcript is not verbatim - video is here [http://www.nhsconfed.org/priorities/latestnews/Pages/Managers-thanked-while-doctors-urged-not-to-strike.aspx] . I want
7 min read
Jun
22

Editorial Friday 22 June 2012: Latest waiting figures show NHS performance remains strong

The NHS is doing very well indeed. The latest referral to treatment waiting time figures released by the DH [http:
1 min read