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Mid Staffordshire: a hospital that lost its way

Stephen Moss, Chair of Mid Staffordshire, spoke at our conference this week about the lessons he had learnt from the 'story of a hospital that lost its way'.
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By Joanna Goodrich - 14 December 2010
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Anticipating the Spending Review

The government has pledged to ring-fence the NHS budget from real-terms reductions, so in one sense the spending review is a done deal. Or is it?
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By Richard Humphries - 10 September 2010
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Ten challenging questions about the White Paper

The King's Fund believes the health White Paper will need to answer some difficult questions if it is to offer a credible plan for the future.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 8 July 2010
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The June Budget: swings and roundabouts for the NHS?

As expected, George Osborne’s first budget set out a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, but how will the NHS be affected?
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By John Appleby - 23 June 2010
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It's a question of choice for patients

Ruth Robertson questions whether government plans to empower patients to choose their hospital will lead to improvements in services.
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By Ruth Robertson - 3 June 2010
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Freeing the NHS from politics

Anna Dixon asks whether the Health Bill will support the Conservatives’ ambitions to replace a ‘top down approach' with devolution of power to doctors and patients.
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By Anna Dixon - 26 May 2010
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Tough call on social care costs

Could the impending general election be the first where social care is a key campaigning issue? Don't expect cross-party consensus yet, warns Richard Humphries.
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By Richard Humphries - 1 March 2010
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Are Labour's policies to blame for poor cancer survival rates?

The government says that UK cancer survival rates are amongst the worst in Europe and proof of the need for change. What do the comparative statistics tell us?
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By Catherine Foot - 12 February 2010
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We can't go on like this

The impression given that 'free care' of the elderly can be achieved without costs or trade-offs is not a solid foundation on which to build the reform of care.
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By Richard Humphries - 12 January 2010
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