Editor's Blog

Mar
17

Editor's blog Wednesday 16 March 2011: Opposition Debate text online

The Opposition Day debate on NHS reorganisation is now online [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmdebate/13.
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Mar
16

Editor's blog Wednesday 16 March 2011: Latest NHS staff survey published; still grim reading

The latest NHS staff survey is published [http://www.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/NHS_staff_survey_nationalbriefing_final_for_
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Mar
16

Editor's blog Wednesday 16 March 2011: What shall we do with the Andrew Lansley?

Following Prime Ministers' Questions today, PM David Cameron may have a merry (if non-Bullingdon) drinking song in his mind
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Mar
15

Editor's blog Tuesday 15 March 2011: BMA will not oppose Health And Social Care Bill in its entirety

Sanity prevails [http://twitter.com/#!/TheBMA/status/47709098459922432]. The BMA's Special Representative Meeting votes against opposing the Health
Mar
15

Editor's blog Tuesday 15 March 2011: BMA SRM, committees galore and Another Bad Day for Andrew Lansley

Today sees the first meeting of the Health Bill committee since the weekend's policy shift from the Lib
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Mar
15

Editor's blog Tuesday 15 March 2011: BMA chair Dr Hamish Meldrum's speech to the SRM

(Here's the text of Hamish Meldrum's speech this morning. Well-delivered and received with a standing ovation,
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Mar
14

Editor's blog Monday 14 March 2011: Foundation or fudge? PM and Health Secretary draw line in sand, through middle of Lib Dems

It's official-looking: BBC News report the PM's Official Spokesman saying that there will be no "
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Mar
11

Editor's blog Friday 11 March 2011: Tribal Group PLC shares, a price monitoring extension and Rule 8.3 disclosures

A number of Rule 8.3 disclosures on Tribal Consulting's website, such as this from J P Morgan
Mar
11

Editor's blog Friday 11 March 2011: New GMS contract deal out; and end of NHS not as nigh as some report

You can get details on the DH view on the newly-agreed terms of the one-year extension and revision to the
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Mar
11

Guest editorial Friday 11 March 2011: Sad or bad? Limp Dem Health Minister Paul Burstow

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association takes a disparaging look at the Lib Dem health minister Paul Burstow The
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