Editor's Blog

Oct
06

Editorial Thursday 6 October 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 26-27 'Will Lords QE2 end political confusion over Health Bill?'

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new double-issue, 'Will Lords QE2 end the political confusion
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Oct
06

Editorial Monday 3 October 2011: Osborne's back-door Plan B is the new PFI

The man with the most important job in Government spoke to his party today, and said ... there will be no
2 min read
Oct
06

Editorial Monday 3 October 2011: Lansley in Conference 'quick questions'

This 'quick questions' interview with Andrew Lansley [http://audioboo.fm/boos/491346-quick-fire-questions-with-andrew-lansley] comes via Whizz Kidz [http://www.
1 min read
Oct
06

Editorial Wednesday 5 October 2011: PM David Cameron speech to Conservative Party conference

This week, in Manchester, this party has shown the discipline, the unity, and the purpose that is the mark of
23 min read
Oct
06

Editorial Wednesday 5 October 2011: NHS bits of PM David Cameron speech to Conservative Party conference

"Hard-working, pioneering, independent, creative, adaptable, optimistic, can-do. That’s the spirit that has made this United Kingdom what it
1 min read
Sep
30

Editorial Friday 30 September 2011: Haiku time

Number 1 haiku New CCG guide [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_130293] Towards authorisation [http:
Sep
29

Editorial Thursday 29 September 2011: Will The Appleby Hypothesis (MB>MC) decide the next election?

A new research study into viability-challenged NHS hospitals by MHP Health Mandate policy and communications agency [http://www.mhpc.com/
3 min read
Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Labour on health - a Boyle in the bag, and two new policy ideas

At one point, it looked as if Labour's shadow health secretary John Healey might forego his speech for
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Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Miliband's argument will keep the NHS as number two political priority

Much of Labour leader Ed Miliband's argument yesterday [http://www.labour.org.uk/ed-milibands-speech-to-labour-party-conference] wasn't at
4 min read
Sep
28

Editorial Wednesday 28 September 2011: Failing better

The NHS is traditionally bad at failure. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'PFI in the sky; not NPfIT for
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