External contributors – Page 311
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Michael White on politics
My conclusion, Watson, is that it is what street urchins call a cock-up, not a conspiracy
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Laura Donnelly on overlooking talent
I heard a good story once about David Nicholson. Along with the rest of the 28 strategic health authority chief executives, he was waiting to meet health secretary Patricia Hewitt for the first time. A colleague turned to him: 'Well, David, when you met John Reid you told him you ...
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Barometer: PCTs June 2006
The only significant fall was in confidence in hitting the choose and book deadline
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Raj Persaud: Mind games
If we get too good at explaining away our failures then maybe there is little motivation to succeed
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Your Humble Servant: grand theft NHS
Dear Don‘Bullies who threaten NHS staff will be shown the red card’ press release from the DoH finally confirms what we have suspected since February.
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David Woodhead on public health
'Vicky was patronised by health professionals unwilling to listen to her views or take note of her experiences'
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HSJ Barometer: PCT chief executives, August 2006
There were falls across all but one of the confidence indicators
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Maternity services are everyone's baby
Labour's most recent election manifesto promised that by 2009 all women would have choice on where and how they have their baby.
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Simon Stevens on the case for independence
It now seems likely that, regardless of political party, our next prime minister will toy with some version of 'independence' for the NHS. Independence for the Bank of England is seen as one of the government's more important reforms, so an NHS parallel could resonate. And shadow health secretary Andrew ...
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Much-needed campaign brought cheer in the midst of gloom
'Andy Burnham makes some thoughtful points about how managers can improve their own publicity'
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Petitions can a play role in local engagement
EM Forster famously gave democracy two cheers; the NHS seems rather less enthused.
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Hilary Thomas on living with cancer
'Acupuncture and ginger beer have been as effective as any the anti-emetics I've been doling out for years'
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Michael White on politics
'The charges problem boils down to a classic dilemma of democratic politics in a market-orientated society'
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Media watch
The irony is that 'taking politics out of the NHS' is sure to be mired in political speculation
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Data briefing: deficit forecasts, financial reality
The recent quarterly financial report from the Department of Health provides some encouraging signs as the NHS gets to grips with previous years' overspends. But the detail looks patchy.
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Simon Stevens on a summer of discontent
'So as we head into TUC and party conference season, by comparison things actually look pretty tame here. Part of the problem is the way international health comparisons are used - and abused.'