"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
Samuel Beckett, 'Worstward Ho'

It has been a long time coming, and next Tuesday and Wednesday's second reading debate for the recommitted Health And Social Care Bill is very, very near.

But at last the DH has published the proposals for a failure regime for FTs, including Monitor's suggested role in the process.

The effective campaign group 38 Degrees has turned its digital guns on NHS reforms, with their commissioning and publication of legal opinions on the impact of the change to the 1948 wording that the Secretary Of State For Health's "duty to provide or secure the provision of" a comprehensive tax-funded health service free at the point of use based on clinical need.

......................................................................

The French multinational Atos are key players in the Department for Work and Pensions' disability assessment / return to work programme.

......................................................................

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service.

The new double-issue, '‘PM Cameron: “whole health profession on board for what’s now being done”. Why do they call August the silly season?’', is now out.

Health Policy Intelligence is not available as free content. Subscription costs £8 a month / £69 a year for an individual. Increasing discounts are available to organisations wanting to subscribe for groups of more than 5 and 10 individuals.

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service.

The new double-issue, 'GPs going on a data holiday, no more PFI or VBP?', is now out.

Health Policy Intelligence is not available as free content. Subscription costs £8 a month / £69 a year for an individual. Increasing discounts are available to organisations wanting to subscribe for groups of more than 5 and 10 individuals.

John Watkinson has won his former employer Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust's employment tribunal appeal against his status as a whistleblower, HSJ reports.

......................................................................

Click here for details of 'GPs going on a data holiday; no more PFI or VBP?', the new issue of subscription-based Health Policy Intelligence.

It's a public policy thing, so the riots of recent days and nights can get a mention.

The reactive instinct is to think in simplicities. H L Mencken had it right: "to every problem, there is a solution that is neat, simple and wrong".

Simple things may be part of the solution. Simplistic thoughts will not.

......................................................................

This guest editorial by Dr Steve Kell, chair of Bassetlaw Commissioning Organisation, outlines the balancing act of leadership of clinical commissioning.

As we move towards the brave new world of clinical commissioning (currently correct term in August 2011), the role of the GP leadership is becoming increasingly clear. And less so.

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service.

The eighteenth issue, 'Letwin dons the Miss Whiplash garb; CCP co-operates with private sector lobby group; PAC notice NPfIT’s broken; and Liz bloody Jones ...', is now out.

Health Policy Intelligence is not available as free content. Subscription costs £8 a month / £69 a year for an individual. Increasing discounts are available to organisations wanting to subscribe for groups of more than 5 and 10 individuals.

My swearing detox is officially over, just so you have been warned.

What is this shit?

......................................................................