Rights and Wrongs of Rightcare
Liverpool activist Greg Dropkin has weighed the claims of the RightCare initiative, and found them …
Now for some real politics
Now the Labour Party’s objectives for the NHS are clearer, the real politics begins. If …
Sustainability & Transformation Plans in London
A seminar on Sustainability &Transformation Partnerships in London, held at the King’s Fund on September …
Daily Mail attacks private medicine
We are so used to the attacks on the NHS from the Daily Mail that …
NHS decentralisation and its opponents
The NHS has no memory but the labour movement does, although it is sometimes patchy. …
It’s not only about money
Has the budget squeeze in the NHS had an effect on NHS performance, beyond waiting …
Is transformation of the NHS possible?
The Sustainability & Transformation Plans are running out of steam, thanks to the Government’s squeeze …
Sustainability and transformation plans
STPs are loose coalitions of agencies without statutory powers, so they cannot implement change, only …
The junior doctors’ dispute
The defeat of the junior doctors was ignominious, and made worse by a failed legal …
Labour and the NHS in Era 3 – Policy Challenges
Don Berwick, a North American fan of the NHS and critic of the wasteful US …
Is Primary Care in the Stone Age?
The alleged crisis in GP recruitment is a political red herring. The bigger issue is …
NHS: A long game comes to a close?
It had to come sooner or later, and it has come sooner. Christopher Smallwood, chair …