Editor's Blog

Dec
07

Editorial Wednesday 7 December 2011: British Social Attitudes 2010 survey finds record satisfaction with the NHS

The NHS is not perfect, and it needs to change seriously. We need to move care out of hospitals where
6 min read
Dec
07

Editorial Wednesday 7 December 2011: A farewell to targets? Here are 60 more

"The fault lies with big government. With their endless targets and reorganisations, Labour have tried to run the NHS
3 min read
Nov
30

Editorial Wednesday 30 November 2011: Michael Dixon speech to NHS Alliance conference

Welcome friends and colleagues to this fourteenth NHS Alliance Annual Conference.  I am delighted that so many of you have
9 min read
Nov
29

Editorial Tuesday 29 November 2011: HPIntelligence 33 'Flora Stalinism; leadership as partnership; loving the evil bastard'

Would you like to know more about Flora Stalinism? Who says that leadership means partnership? What NHS reversal wil mark
2 min read
Nov
29

Editorial Thursday 24 November 2011: NHS Operating Framework 2012-13

The NHS Operating Framework 2012-13 is available here [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_131360] . ...................................................................... Click
2 min read
Nov
29

Editorial Monday 28 November 2011: Comrade Sir David - glasnost, perestroika and being a lovably evil bastard

Perhaps it is inevitable in an NHS whose once and future king is Comrade [http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/
2 min read
Nov
24

Editorial Thursday 24 November 2011:

Goodness me, Mr Lansley's media advisers are doing a bad job. His 'think'-piece in today&
1 min read
Nov
22

Editorial Tuesday 22 November 2011: OSALavision, or how I learned to stop worrying and love Big Brother

You have heard the phrase 'life imitating art'. Health policy is currently imitating a sub-Brian Rix farce, starring
2 min read
Nov
18

Editorial Friday 18 November 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 32 'ACO = RIP AQP & PbR; liberated NHS goes meta- with stasis' out

Would you like to know what has 50 branches and no roots? Which canon law of NHS policy was broken
2 min read
Nov
14

Editorial Monday 14 Novmeber 2011: Mr Lansley's curious liberation, or why an urgent ban will take four months

Mr Lansley's liberation is a curious thing. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'The Buttle Of Britain -
2 min read