Editor's Blog

Mar
05

Editor's blog Monday 25 July 2011: EXCLUSIVE - Health Bill: five impact assessments officially risk-rated as unfit for purpose

A Health Policy Insight exclusive  Impact assessment on policy on GP commissioning red-rated twice in succession as unfit for purpose
4 min read
Mar
05

Editor's blog Monday 11 April 2011: Simon Burns makes his bid to be next Health Secretary

Following Our Saviour And Liberator Andrew Lansley's now-infamous 'empty bookcase' appearance on BBC Newsnight [http://www.
1 min read
Feb
28

Interview - Dr Michael Dixon, chair, NHS Alliance

Interview by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight Michael Dixon is a man of many hats - GP, chair of
14 min read
Feb
27

Editorial Monday 27 February 2012: EXCLUSIVE - Paul Baumann to be NHS Commissioning Board director of finance

The NHS Commissioning Board's director of finance-designate is Paul Baumann, currently director of finance of NHS London [http:
8 min read
Feb
27

Editorial Thursday 23 February 2012: On Cynthia Bower quitting the CQC

The DH publishes its capability assessment of the Care Quality Commission [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/
1 min read
Feb
23

Editorial Thursday 23 February 2012: Monitor chair Dr David Bennett welcomes the NHS to its economically real future

The FT's indefatigable data diva Sally Gainsbury and public policy editor Sarah Neville have just dropped a striking
3 min read
Feb
23

Editorial Wednesday 22 February 2012: In praise of Professor John Ashton

Professor John Ashton is a distinguished public servant and public health doctor [http://www.cumbria.nhs.uk/AboutUs/WhoWeAreAndWhatWeDo/SeniorStaffAndManagement.
2 min read
Feb
21

Editorial Tuesday 21 February 2012: NHS Bad Habits

There's a really good Keith Richards bootleg of him playing piano, doing (All I Have To Do Is)
2 min read
Feb
21

Editorial Tuesday 21 February 2012: Today's health questions in the Commons

via the ever-magnificent Hansard. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'PM Cameron - Mr Lansley's "as one&
36 min read
Feb
20

Editorial Monday 20 February 2012: Piss-poor politics and the four Fs

It doesn't get any better for poor old viral-prone Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator). He monumentally mishandled an encounter
2 min read