Blog: January 2013
Now that total public health allocations to local authorities has been decided, it’s time to move beyond the debate on the reforms to what matters: assuring that the resources really do improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities
Andy Burnham’s speech to launch Labour’s health and care policy review was strong on principles but left many questions unanswered.
Revalidation has been a popular topic in our leadership work with medical directors, GPs and consultants – so what have we learnt so far?
Nigel Edwards concludes our look at the relocation of care, considering whether shifting care closer to home is always the best solution.
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The focus of the Royal College of Surgeon’s new report on engagement with the public on service change is very welcome, but will it translate into a genuinely different dialogue at a local level?
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The NHS Commissioning Board has issued its ‘planning guidance’ to the 211 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) that are to take control of local budgets from April. So what message does it send to CCGs?
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It will be increasingly impossible to duck the big questions about what kind of health and care system we are willing to fund, how this can be achieved and where the money comes from.