By Nigel Hawkes | 28 July 2010
Do family doctors have the muscle, or the will, to transform the NHS in England? That’s what the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, is betting on ...read more
By Anna Dixon | 28 June 2010
Andrew Lansley is expected to set out his ambitions for the NHS in a White Paper to be published shortly. As the new Secretary of ...read more
By Nigel Hawkes | 26 April 2010
Writing a health manifesto is like tip-toeing on thin ice. Political parties want to appear bold and decisive, but know that promises to reform ...read more
By Paul Curry | 27 March 2010
Ofsted has always been concerned with students’ abilities to achieve success in their education. But it is also vital that we provide young people with ...read more
By Ann Keen | 25 February 2010
As modern consumers, we demand high quality services that respond to our individual needs. In the public’s mind, the NHS should be no different. Patients ...read more
By John O'Leary | 25 February 2010
Primary care trusts and GP practices should be the first reform targets of an incoming government, the outgoing executive chair of Monitor has said in ...read more
Conservatives value equality as well as quality in the NHS
By Andrew Lansley | 24 February 2010
In the 62nd year of the NHS, this country has a proud tradition of equity in access to healthcare. The next Conservative Government will preserve ...read more
By Nigel Hawkes | 20 February 2010
It takes a fair degree of mismanagement to unite charities and private enterprise in opposition to government policy. But that is just what Andy ...read more
By Nigel Hawkes | 8 December 2009
Monitoring the performance of NHS hospitals has proved a tough challenge. Since Labour came to power in 1997, healthcare inspectorates have succeeded one another ...read more
By James Gubb | 4 October 2009
For the Conservatives, the National Health Service remains something of an untouchable. Instead of looking outside the box for the alternative solutions that the current ...read more
By Fiona Lyne | 8 September 2009
Commitment:
Patients will have enforceable rights to high standards of care, including hospital treatment within 18 weeks, access to a cancer specialist within two weeks, ...read more
Time for action on the superbug
By Bill Love | 3 September 2009
At the height of concern about swine flu, it may seem strange to be going back to the threat of MRSA. However, media hype aside, ...read more