Oops. The latest NHS performance metrics issued by The Kings Fund demonstrate the first oncoming signs of Mr Excrement's pugilistic and percussive approach to Mr Fan.

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Doctors dominate the news today, with the smaller splash of Alan 'Quiff Of Doom' Milburn's social mobility tsar-ing report - and the rather bigger news of the BMA vote for the first strike in four decades over pension reform.

First up, former SOS Milly, who has issued his progress report on what has happened since his 2009 'Fair Access To Professional Careers'.

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And lo, it came to pass that Nigel Edwards’ Law Of No Previously-Used Number was fulfilled regarding the NHS reorganisation, with the NHS Commissioning Board Authority’s announcement that it is going to assess 212 CCGs over the coming four waves.

Two useful documents today: from the Nuffield Trust on reforming the funding of social care, and the King's Fund listrening to patients' preferences about treatment.

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The Conservative Home website offers a useful insight into parts of the Tory policymaking world.

It is interesting to remember that as recently as February, CH editor Tim Montgomerie was among the voices calling for the Health And Social Care Bill to be dropped, with the headline "The unnecessary and unpopular NHS Bill could cost the Conservatives the next election".

The DH has published its latest, much-delayed information strategy.

Yes, I knew that would make you happy.

Will it make a difference?

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James Wilson, managing director of Assista Consultancy, assesses Monitor’s changes to the long-term financial model (LTFM) for providers, with the new Version 4.0

Overview
Deloitte originally built the LTFM, but the later versions have been revised by Monitor internally.

The other day, I wrote about the Risk Register melodrama, and touched on the alleged 'chilling' effect that the release of this document would allegedly have on civil servants' 'safe space' to think the unthinkable.

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So. We have had congress with Andrew Lansley and Ed Miliband.

And do we regret it? No, indeed we do not. All consenting adults, etc.

Although it was a bit short on surprises.

There is a ritual element to all national conferences in health, and roles were played to type.

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Patrick McGoohan's 'The Prisoner' was one of the classics of British narcissist / paranoid television.

In the opening credits, the titular Prisoner 'Number Six' had a dialogue with 'Number Two' (in charge of The Village whence the Prisoner sought in vain to escape).

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