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Editor’s blog Tuesday 13 April 2010: Back tomorrow

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04/13/2010 - 21:03

It is late. I am knackered. Back properly tomrrow, but just one thought.

Both major parties launched their manifestos in buildings that don't work: one used to ages ago; the other will shortly.

Metaphor-tastic.

Editor's blog Monday 5 April 2010: Conservatives' new cancer drug proposals attract more attention

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04/05/2010 - 15:16

Wheeeeeeee! The claim and counter-claim merry-go-round of NHS politics is gathering momentum. (Pre-electoral tension, innit?)

You may have seen that we discussed the Conservatives' new proposals on cancer drugs here and here.

Well, the iridescent John Appleby and the ineluctable David Jenner have since added their contributions to the discussion, as you can see here.

Editor's blog Sunday 4 April 2010: Conservatives fire starting gun on electoral auction of NHS promises

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04/04/2010 - 14:54

Hello, and Happy Easter.

It was interesting to read the Telegraph story that David Cameron has discovered The Magical Money Tree Where Cash Grows For Free.

No, not really. But after Labour's obfuscation on how they would pay for the National Care Service, the Conservatives have fired the starting gun on the electoral auction of promises for health, with his decision to abolish NICE. And fund any drug a doctor wants to prescribe.

Editor's blog Saturday 3 April 2010: Conservatives shoot selves in foot over credibility of independent NHS plan

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04/03/2010 - 07:21

So. Does this story about the Conservatives wanting NICE to approve more cancer drugs look to you as if this is a party who can credibly propose in their policy to allow an independent board to run the NHS?

No?

Me neither.

Editor's blog Thursday 1 April 2010: Mildly amusing Grauniad AFD spoof

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04/01/2010 - 00:44

This Grauniad spoof for April Fool's Day raised a wry smile at the end of a very long day.

Off to bed now. Night-night.

Editor's blog Wednesday 31 March 2010: NHS Connecting For Health unplugged?

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03/31/2010 - 21:40

Hi. No time at all to write summat proper today, but the significant newsflash is that it seems like it might be all over bar the legal shouting for NHS Connecting For Health.

The true state of things is unclear, as this tweet from E Health Inside shows.

But it doesn't look good.

Editor’s blog Tuesday 30 March 2010: Assessing commissioning, and funding the National Care Service

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03/30/2010 - 08:08

Commissioning has worked so brilliantly that the top management of the DH couldn’t even tell you what it costs.

Yes, really. Or if they could, they certainly didn’t tell the Health Select Committee. It is the sort of question you just might be able to anticipate, no?

The Committee has just issued its report into commissioning.

Editor's blog Monday 29 March 2010: Chancellor wannabes and bits and pieces

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03/29/2010 - 21:53

How do? Good weekend, I hope?

So. What did you make of the Ask The Chancellor ting on Channel 4?

What a quiet room it was: you could hear presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy turn pages of his notes. The audience was certainly thoroughly focused on the contenders.

Editor’s blog Friday 25 March 2010: “Mirror, mirror on the wall” time for pro- and anti-market camps

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03/26/2010 - 18:41

Let’s dance! They System Management honchos at the dear old Department fo Health have finally issued the Principles and rules for co-operation and competition.

Nice timing, straight after the budget. Every clothwit will be ‘analysing’ wot the Budget means (fictional efficiency savings, basically).

Editor’s blog Friday 25 March 2010: “Mirror, mirror on the wall” time for pro- and anti-market camps

Publish Date/Time: 
03/26/2010 - 18:41

Let’s dance! They System Management honchos at the dear old Department fo Health have finally issued the Principles and rules for co-operation and competition.

Nice timing, straight after the budget. Every clothwit will be ‘analysing’ wot the Budget means (fictional efficiency savings, basically).

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