Does the appointment of Tom Daschle as health secretary points to a NICER USA? Health Policy Today, 25th November 2008
Barack Obama’s cabinet is taking shape, with many predicting that Hilary Clinton
will be appointed as Secretary of State
We’ve only just begun: the debate about the impact of ‘top ups’ in the NHS – Health Policy Today, 10 November 2008
Last week the Government said it could no longer defend a ban on patients
receiving NHS care if they paid
Reaching out to the insurance 'untouchables': health in the US election - Health Policy Today, 29 October 2008
This time next week, we will know the name of the next president of the United
States. Today’s Washington
Public tired of NHS managerial vision sessions - Health Policy Today, 29th October 2008
The most entertaining NHS story of day appeared in www.publicservice.co.uk. It
reports that a public meeting held
World’s first Health Tourism Show opened in London this weekend – Health Policy Today, 26 October 2008
The world’s first Health Tourism show was held this weekend at London’s
Kensington Olympia. It promised that those
‘The Bottom Line’ for the pharmaceutical industry - Health Policy Today, 23rd October 2008
The chief executive of Astra Zeneca, David Brennan was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s
The Bottom Line this
Is it possible to meaningfully involve the public in rationing decisions? Health Policy Today, 21st October 2008
The theme of the BMJ this week is, ‘where are we in the rationing debate?’ and
features contributions from US
Keynesian cash to kick-start capital spending in primary care - Health Policy Today, Monday 20th October 2008
The big news today is that the Government plans to come out spending as it
employs the economic thinking of
New ways for patients and the public to express views emerge in response to NHS failures - Health Policy Today, 16 October 2008
Whether or not they are commensurate with increased levels of funding, there
have been improvements in the NHS in recent
Key themes for the politics of recession – Health Policy Today, 15th October 2008
The economic crisis has stifled health policy debate for a week or two –
including the regular updating of this summary