Keogh and Mortality
The general response to the Keogh review was positive; it showed how inspection and analysis …
FUNDING FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE
On 25 July Patricia Hollis wrote in a letter from the House of Lords to …
Future options for the NHS
This paper by Steve Iliffe & Richard Bourne, for the Health Matters seminar group is based …
Beyond Belief
Many years ago I read Emlyn Williams book about the Moors Murders – Beyond Belief. …
Cigarette packaging and international trade – a warning
The government’s failure to implement the plain cigarette packaging legislations in the UK reveals a …
Comments on “Disease Management Programmes in Germany”
The reflection which follows offers a few comments on the article on the SHA website …
Disease Management Programmes in Germany
This explication of Disease Management Programmes in Germany is derived from a presentation by Prof. Karl …
The Proposed sale of Plasma Resources UK – Just another privatisation?
Proposals before parliament to sell the state owned Plasma Resources UK (PRUK) are under attack …
THE CHARTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
CHARTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH published by the Public Health Alliance in 1992: The following are the …
A New Kind of Doctor 6 A CRISIS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Though most thoughtful and well-informed GPs now accept the need for more staff, equipment and …
A New Kind of Doctor 5 Measurement of Omission
When doctors began to measure their work, they measured what they saw and did, not …
A New Kind of Doctor 4 New Ideas in Old Structures
The NHS revolutionized the distribution, staffing, equipment, planning and administration of hospitals by nationalizing them …