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17th July 2009
In his blog, Niall Dickson comments on the recently published social care Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together'.
29th May 2009 | Comments: 2
John Appleby considers whether we really understand how complex and difficult managing a market for commissioning in the NHS.
28th April 2009
We are in a serious recession from which the NHS is not immune. The Budget signals that no matter who is in power from 2011, medium-term spending prospects are grim.
30th March 2009
Another month, another resignation. Karen Lynas reflects that the many departures of senior management in the NHS has made it a topic of debate
9th February 2009 | Comments: 4
The introduction of patient-reported outcome measures has the potential to transform health care. But NHS leaders must move quickly to engage staff and patients.
16th December 2008
Last week saw the publication of the NHS Operating Framework for 2009/10, with details of PCT allocations and a new formula for calculating those allocations.
19th November 2008
As PCTs face formal judgement of their commissioning skills, The King's Fund offers its views on the new world class commissioning assurance system.
24th October 2008 | Comments: 1
Deciding who does what will be vital if we're to get a quality service from the regulators. Niall Dickson reflects on the new role of the Care Quality Commission.
15th September 2008
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Prof. Mike Richards has a challenge to resolve the dilemmas surrounding top-ups; Anna Dixon argues that it needs to be set in a wider context of rationing.
17th July 2008
The NHS Next Stage Review outlines sensible measures to transform patient care, but Niall Dickson argues that real cultural change is needed in the health service.

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