Editor's Blog

Nov
11

Editorial Friday 11 November 2011: David Flory letter on transfer of NHS contracts from PCTs to CCGs

From the Office of David Flory CBE Deputy NHS Chief Executive [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/
9 min read
Nov
10

Editorial Thursday 10 November 2011: "Speechless" Simon Burns on Hinchingbrooke, peppermint tea and the cynicism of politicians

How do we love Simon Burns [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1140]? Let us count the ways. ...................................................................... Click here
18 min read
Nov
10

Editor's blog Monday 5th September 2011: Religion, politics, privatisation and the NHS

The cliche suggests that in polite conversation, one should avoid the subjects of religion and politics - given their potential
6 min read
Nov
10

Editorial Thursday 10 November 2011: Andrew Lansley speech to NAPC conference

Text of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's speech to the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) Annual Conference [http:
8 min read
Nov
09

Editorial Monday 7 November 2011: The return of Pinter The Coalition Health Policy Polar Bear

Longstanding readers will remember our Future Forum joke: Pinter The Coalition Health Policy Polar Bear, walks into a bar, approaches
2 min read
Nov
09

Editorial Tuesday 8 November 2011: Measuring up to the whiplash

Today's Guardianreports on the work published by Colin Pritchard and Tamas Hickish in the British Journal of Cancer
2 min read
Nov
09

Editorial Wednesday 9 November 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 'The Buttle Of Britain - SOS accountability, meet the long grass

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new issue, 'The Buttle Of Britain - SOS accountability,
2 min read
Nov
02

Editorial Wednesday 2 November 2011: Health select committee report pulls no punches on Government's public health policy

Long-standing readers will be aware that the Coalition Government's public health policies have not quite been to our
6 min read
Nov
02

Editorial Wednesday 2 November 2011: Changes to GMS contract 2012-13

Key changes to the GMS Contract for 2012-13 have been announced. Full details are online here [http://www.nhsemployers.org/
1 min read
Nov
02

Guest editorial 4 October 2011: Nick de Bois MP on why the Chase Farm A&E and maternity closure is wrong

This guest editorial from Nick de Bois, MP for Enfield North,  sets out his case as to why the decision
3 min read