Blog: June 2010

24th June 2010
Much of the conversation at the NHS Confederation annual conference has been about productivity. How will the NHS cope with increasing demand?
23rd June 2010 | Comments: 2
As expected, George Osborne’s first budget set out a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, but how will the NHS be affected?
22nd June 2010 | Comments: 1
GP budget-holding will play a major part in the coalition's plans for the NHS. What lessons should be drawn from previous attempts to involve GPs in commissioning?
21st June 2010 | Comments: 2
The Secretary of State's revisions to the 2010/11 NHS Operating Framework have been published today and, as expected, the government is scaling back access targets.
15th June 2010
General practice lies at the heart of the new coalition government's plans for reform of the NHS in England.
10th June 2010 | Comments: 1
Candace Imison considers the future for the NHS as the coalition government begins to form its health policies and reforms for the NHS.
4th June 2010
What happens when we look at public money in terms of where it's spent instead of which organisations spend it? Richard Humphries explores the Total Place initiative
3rd June 2010 | Comments: 1
Ruth Robertson questions whether government plans to empower patients to choose their hospital will lead to improvements in services.
2nd June 2010
In an area where policy has frequently feared to go, NICE has provided practical solutions in its new guidance to alcohol consumption.