Editor's Blog

Apr
07

Editor's blog Thursday 7 April 2011: Those that have power to fine and will do none

I'm grateful to the sharp-eyed and shrewd Daily Telegraph health correspondent Martin Beckford for pointing out that Our
5 min read
Apr
07

Guest editorial Thursday 7 April 2011: Reform absurdities outmanoeuvre realistic strategies

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association on reform absurdities and realistic strategies The longer this week goes on, the
4 min read
Apr
07

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: Health select committee loses leading light Nadine Dorries

The health policy universe was today in mourning as news sunk in of Nadine Dorries MP's standing down
Apr
06

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: GOBSAAT Alert as Government announces completely pointless NHS Future Forum

If you were going to set up this NHS Future Forum as a genuine, robustly independent listening exercise, would you
2 min read
Apr
06

Editor's blog Wednesday 6 April 2011: Times moots the Cable guy as next Health Secretary

Today's Times editorial moots the possibility of Lib Dem MP Dr Vincent Cable as the next Secretary Of
4 min read
Apr
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 April 2011: Demand management penny drops in media, as BMI Healthcare bet on growing self-pay market

It has been pretty clear for some time that, in dealing with financial stringency, one of the responses PCTs have
2 min read
Apr
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 April 2011: Big Society meets The Ministry Of Truth - a national social enterprise for communications

Health Service Journal's Ben Clover provides us with a much-needed smile, thanks to this story about a proposed
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Apr
05

Editor's blog Tuesday 5 April 2011: Select committee report - competition confusion and re-inventing PCTs

The new report from the health select committee, Commissioning - further issues [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/
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Apr
05

Editor's blog Monday 4 April 2011: "I knew I was right!" Andrew Lansley in the House

The good people from Hansard will have the text online soon, but for now, some thoughts from myself and also
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Apr
05

Editor's blog Monday 4 April 2011: Mirror, Mirror - Tebbit, Miliband, Lansley and La Mome on NHS reform

Good afternoon. I'm starting with Lord Tebbit's editorial for the Daily Mirror [http://www.mirror.co.
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