Editor's Blog

Mar
11

Editor's blog Thursday 10 March 2011: Oh dear - Health Minister Paul Burstow interview worsens matters

Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. Liberal Democrat Health Minister Paul Burstow has made scant impression  thus far, policy-wise. A
2 min read
Mar
10

Editor's blog Thursday 10 March 2011: The BMA SRM - mods, rockers, the top 30 and the future of Andrew Lansley

A fair few buckets of the midnight oil must have been burnt for the BMA to produce the 48-page agenda
4 min read
Mar
09

Editor's blog Wednesday 9 March 2011: Government's 100 "minor, technical" amendments to its own Health And Social Care Bill

Congratulations to Pulse journalist Ian Quinn [http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=35&storycode=4128770&c=
Mar
08

Editor's blog Tuesday 8 March 2011: Things That Will Not Be The Health Secretary's Problem In The Near Future, Part One

Today's health questions in the House Of Commons [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmdebate/01.
1 min read
Mar
08

Editor's blog Tuesday 8 March 2011: Did SOS Lansley's statement that FTN leaked letter to BBC mislead the House?

During Health Questions today in the House of Commons, Secretary Of State For Health Andrew Lansley was asked a question
1 min read
Mar
07

Editor's blog Monday 7 March 2011: It's not Burns; it's balls

You will probably remember Mace-swingin' Haymarket-publishin' late-payin' Thatcher-topplin' own furniture-buyin' Michael Heseltine's infamous
2 min read
Mar
07

Editor's blog Monday 7 March 2011: What happens next in The Age Of Less

Health Secretaries redisorganising the NHS are like dogs licking their own arseholes.  Just because they can, it doesn't
3 min read
Mar
04

Editor's blog Friday 4 March 2011: Sally Gainsbury appointed Chief Medical Officer

In a bizarre administrative mix-up, former HSJ news editor and indefatigable data diva Sally Gainsbury has been appointed DH Chief
Mar
04

Editor's blog Friday 4 March 2011: Sally Gainsbury appointed Chief Medical Officer

In a bizarre administrative mix-up, former HSJ news editor and indefatigable data diva Sally Gainsbury has been appointed DH Chief
Mar
04

Editor's blog Friday 4 March 2011: Two intrinsic dilemmas in NHS reform

There are a couple of intrinsic dilemmas in NHS reform. The first relates to the current debate about markets and
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