Editor's Blog

Apr
27

Editorial Wednesday 5 August 2015: Catching up - 'when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro'

It's been an interesting few weeks in health policy. A lot of things that have happened have been
6 min read
Apr
26

Editorial Tuesday 26 April 2016: The Waste Land - on the NHS and recent Conservative Health Secretaries

A significant theme is emerging with recent Conservative Secretaries Of State For Health, talking to the BBC about their job
1 min read
Apr
26

Editorial Monday 25 April 2016: The revolution will not BMA televised, as the junior doctors' dispute turns hysterical

I have previously [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1605] borrowed the words of a doctor of divinity [http://www.
2 min read
Mar
30

The Maynard Doctrine: The Sinking of the NHS Titanic

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard points to the parlous pricing function, cost and value The admirable Steamship NHS Titanic is
5 min read
Mar
11

Guest editorial Friday 11 March 2016: The tragedy of the NHS (Reinstatement) Bill's delay

Guest contributor The Masked Blogger casts an eye over a legislative fiasco On Friday the NHS was finally laid to
2 min read
Mar
09

Editorial Wednesday 9 March 2016: From Trust to trust - The Grand Old Duke Of York, encores and Confucius, confused

The junior doctors are on strike, again. Both sides look entrenched for the long haul. Both claim the moral high
4 min read
Mar
02

Editorial Monday 18 January 2016: The wrong thing, righter

I'm loving the de-escalation of the junior doctors' contracts dispute [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1630]
3 min read
Mar
02

Editorial Wednesday 2 March 2016: What's the difference for NHS managers between an STP and an STI?

Surprise, surprise: there are loads of vacant clinical jobs [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35667939], while providers are finding
2 min read
Feb
23

Editorial Tuesday 23 February 2016: NHS funding - Dagenham finances and The Calais Defence

It is difficult to see what possessed the sensible and savvy Sir David Dalton to have recommended, or hinted at
5 min read
Feb
23

Editorial Tuesday 23 February 2016: The NHS staff survey in detail

The latest version of the NHS staff survey [http://www.nhsstaffsurveys.com/Caches/Files/20160222_NHS%20Staff%20Survey%202015%20National%
3 min read