Editor's Blog

Apr
13

Editorial Friday 13 April 2012: The Nicholson Commissioning Board drinking game

Obviously, the live stream on www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk at 1 pm today of the next board meeeting of the
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Apr
11

Editorial Friday 2 March 2012: Archive hour

It is late I am tired, and I have writer's block. So here are a bunch of links
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Apr
04

Editorial Wednesday 4 April 2012: On OFT referring private healthcare market to the Competition Commission

It was unsurprising to see that the Office of Fair Trading has chosen to refer the private healthcare market to
12 min read
Apr
02

Editorial Thursday 29 March 2012: The replumbing of power

We have builders with us at the minute, which is always a good laugh. Seeing right into the DNA of
2 min read
Apr
02

Editorial Sunday 1 April 2012: Andrew Lansley in 'not Edith Piaf' shock

Health Policy Insight can exclusively reveal that Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator)  is not the reincarnation of Edith Piaf. Specifically, this
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Mar
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 March 2012: The Health Bill transition risk register and business case

Awesome timing was on show by whoever leaked the NHS Bill transition risk register [http://drphilhammond.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/
37 min read
Mar
26

Editorial Monday 26 March 2012: Steve Collins RIP

I come late and very sadly to the news that Steve Collins died suddenly at the start of this month.
1 min read
Mar
23

Guest editorial Friday 23 March 2012: Valedictory

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association signs off in the last of his series of guest editorials, looking at
3 min read
Mar
23

Editorial Friday 23 March 2012: Nick Clegg didn't refuse to kill Health Bill after PM threat to make a Lib Dem Health Secretary

Yesterday I read and retweeted this blog piece by the New Statesman's political editor Rafael Behr [http://www.
2 min read
Mar
22

Editorial Thursday 22 March 2012: DH integrated care pilots evaluation suggests mixed results

The DH has published the evaluation it commissioned from RAND / Ernst & Young of the integrated care projects pilots [http:
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