Blog: April 2010
This week's Institute for Fiscal Studies' report drew attention to the political manifestos, but contained less information about how they would balance public finances.
Over the past few months, there has been increasing talk about concepts such as 'employee ownership'. But would the 'John Lewis model' work for the NHS?
As the election campaign ratchets up a gear prospective MPs are vying for our votes and using local service changes and promises to save hospitals as currency.
So far, health has been the dog that hasn't barked during the election campaign. So what light did a health hustings shed on the three main parties' health reform plans?
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Chris Ham, the new Chief Executive at The King's Fund talks about his first few weeks in the role and how the election has dominated his work so far.
The three main political parties see public health as a significant issue for the future of health policy, but can we distinguish any differences in their plans?
As the dust settles after the first of the leaders' debates, did it tell us any more about the parties' approach to health?
We know money for the NHS over the next few years is going to be tight, but what are the three main political parties' pledges on funding?
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The final piece of the NHS election jigsaw is now in place with the Liberal Democrats' manifesto, which contains a mixture of health reform proposals.
In what promises to be the closest general election in recent memory, just how important will the parties' health policies be when voters confront the ballot box?
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If there's a sense of déjà vu about the health section of the Conservative manifesto, it's because it pretty much mirrors the draft version published in January.
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Ruth Thorlby explores what the Labour manifesto has to say about health care.
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The election campaign has kicked off, and with many voters still undecided, there is everything to play for. We look at Labour's plans for health reform.
Today the general election campaign began in earnest, with a strong suggestion that health and social care will be key issues for the three main parties.
After just a year, the Care Quality Commission has registered all 378 NHS trusts in England that provide health care services: no mean feat in such a short timescale.