Towards a green NHS
As the NHS is just about to publish its first ever carbon reduction strategy, I can’t help but wonder if some of the goals are too ambitious now that our country has officially entered into a...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of the NHS leadership council?
I’m so disappointed that Jamie Oliver has missed out on membership of the new National Leadership Council for the NHS. What can Greg Dyke do for the health service that Jamie couldn’t achieve with his...
View ArticleStand up for the NHS!
You’d have to be very hard-hearted not to have felt an extra glimmer of hope for the future of mankind when Barrack Obama was elected president of the US. But of course not everyone shares his views...
View ArticleNHS jitters – some justified
I’ve had two shocks about the NHS in the last day or so and will be arguing about our healthcare next week when visiting France. The first jolt was reading that between 1979 and 2005 and compared to...
View ArticleRationing: a more local NHS should mean more transparency
Whether you love or hate Mr Lansley’s reforms, you may well have a feeling that 250 individual commissioning groups will quickly create 250 mini versions of the NHS. For some, this will be a chance to...
View ArticleSuccess (or failure) of Olympics and NHS commercialisation depends on us
Am I alone in finding it ironic that such a heavily-sponsored event as the Olympics had an opening ceremony featuring a tribute to the NHS? Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham was reportedly in tears...
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