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Operating framework is ambitious but fails to convince on commissioning

Jennifer Dixon argues that the NHS chief executive's first major report outlines a well-argued agenda for health service reform, but warns that commissioning may remain too weak.
By Jennifer Dixon - 12 December 2006
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Return to the windmill - behavioural modelling and the future

The lack of a 'big picture' of where NHS reforms will take us means investment and strategic planning are severely hampered. Alasdair Liddell and Laurie McMahon describe a behavioural modelling approach that can help.
By Alasdair Liddell et al - 4 December 2006
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A glimpse of a demand-side revolution

An article by Richard Lewis arguing that the focus of the NHS reform agenda is now switching to commissioning, offering the possibility of real change.
By Richard Lewis - 9 August 2006
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Designing the 'new' NHS: Ideas to make a supplier market in health care work

Amid increasing independent and voluntary sector involvement in NHS service delivery this report highlights issues that the government and health service providers in all three sectors should address.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 5 June 2006
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Securing Good Care for Older People: Taking a long-term view

How much should be spent on social care for older people over the next 20 years, and what funding arrangements are needed? Our report sets out the findings of the Wanless Social Care Review.
By Derek Wanless - 30 March 2006
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Let's face the future

Niall Dickson argues that there is now a glimmer of hope that care really can be transformed. But the details of the Wanless report and other recent studies show just how big and deep-rooted the current problems are.
By Niall Dickson - 30 March 2006
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