Not Open or Transparent: Hiding Information
In the bright new open and transparent health service we are seeing the reality of …
Keep it Simple: whole person care
If Labour is elected in 2015 it will inherit a demoralised and financially challenged NHS …
Beyond Bonkers – NHS Reconfiguration proposals
It used to be simple. If a trust failed then its assets would be transferred …
NHS Confederation 2015 NHS Future Challenge
The NHS Confederation has launched a two-part challenge; “to politicians to create the space for …
Sir Malcolm Grant at Expo
On Tuesday I chanced to listen to Prof. Malcolm Grant from NHS England. I had …
After Brighton – the Hard Work
In Brighton Ed Milliband and Andy Burnham (together with his excellent team) set out more …
Public Services – Big Policies
Within the SHA we lobby for health policies within the Labour Party. We think there …
Social Care Principles
The most important change is to fund social care properly so the quality of care …
Lewishambles and Stafford and the Barricades
The health economy in South London has been failing for some time, the merger to …
Keep Andy at Health
Just about everyone who has met Andy Burnham would agree that he is thoughtful, pleasant …
Stafford and Lewisham
When the initial Trust Special Administrator recommendations for South London were made public there was …
Keogh and Mortality
The general response to the Keogh review was positive; it showed how inspection and analysis …