Editor's Blog

Sep
26

Editorial Monday 26 September 2011: Ashcroft polling finds NHS country’s Number 2 political priority; still a Tory distrust area

We have previously written about Lord Ashcroft’s electoral polling on marginal seats, and the role of the NHS for
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Sep
23

Editor's blog Friday 23 September 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 25 'PFI in the sky; un-NPfIT for purpose DH magic money' out

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new double-issue, '‘PFI in the sky; not NPfIT for
2 min read
Sep
23

Editor's blog Thursday 22 September 2011: Prepare ye the way for a party conference announcement on PFI

If you were a cynical person, which of course I am not, you might think that today's plethora
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Sep
23

Editor's blog Friday 23 September 2011: Backfiring politics and economics - PFI, magic money, tariff and tough times

Oops. The political strategy to attack 22 trusts' PFI debt burden adopted by Andrew Lansley (saviour, liberator) and colleagues,
2 min read
Sep
22

Editor's blog Wednesday 14 September 2011: Andrew Lansley speech to NHS Alliance / NAPC commissioning conference

Below is a transcript of SOS Andrew Lansley's speech this afternoon to the NHS Alliance / NAPC commissioning conference.
7 min read
Sep
21

Editor's blog Wednesday 21 September 2011: BMA Council backs chair Dr Hamish Meldrum

Another psalter is inscribed in The Book Of Things That Are Not Surprising, with the news that BMA Council has
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Sep
21

Editor's blog Wednesday 21 September 2011: The underwhelming Lib Dem conference

The good news for the Lib Dems is that they are now a party of government. You might not think
2 min read
Sep
17

Editor's blog Saturday 17th September 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 23/4, 'David Nicholson - wheelbarrow man or liberator?'

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new double-issue, '‘Comrade Sir David Nicholson - the wheelbarrow
2 min read
Sep
17

Editor's blog Wednesday 14 September 2011: CQC's "significant distortion of priorities" criticised by health select committee

The Commons health select committee continues its good work with the publication of the reports of its first annual accountability
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Sep
17

Editor's blog Thursday 8th September 2011: DH publishes revised Health Bill impact assessment

The DH has published the revised Health Bill impact assessment [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_
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