Editor's Blog

Jun
08

Editor's blog Wednesday 8 June 2011: A quick thought on the clinical Emperor - is the Field clear for Darzi?

Our Prime Minister and Secretary Of State For Health Reforms, That Nice Mr Cameron, has promised that we're
1 min read
Jun
08

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: A changing role for the UK's top health journalist Nick Timmins

I think there is fairly little doubt that Nick Timmins of the Financial Times is the best journalist on health
1 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: Emersonian Transcendentalism masks no real change in PM Cameron's NHS speech

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” Ralph Waldo Emerson,
4 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: Text of PM David Cameron speech on NHS reform

The text of PM David Cameron's speech today on NHS reform [http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/
13 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: Text of Ed Miliband speech on NHS reform and social care

Before your questions, I want to talk about how I see the political landscape and then say something about the
6 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 June 2011: Introducing PMCPDs - PM David Cameron's 'Ground Control to pigs' NHS speech

The Independent's political editor Andrew Grice reports that PM David Cameron's 'five NHS pledges'
1 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Monday 6 June 2011: PM David Cameron's fab five NHS pledges - lipstick on a pig

Today’s Daily Telegraph carries a briefing of the five pledges on the NHS that PM David Cameron is set
2 min read
Jun
07

Editor's blog Wednesday 1 June 2011: The Nicholson Health Service

As the Secretary Of State For The Time Being's planned NHS reform gets kicked even further from its
1 min read
Jun
03

Editor's blog Friday 3 June 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 10, 'The meat raffle and the King Of Skiffle', now out

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The tenth issue, 'The meat raffle and the King Of
2 min read
Jun
02

Editor's blog Wednesday 1 June 2011: Lansley Telegraphs his endurance and reform vision

The Daily Telegraph has this article from Andrew Lansley [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/8551239/Why-the-health-service-needs-surgery.html] and
4 min read