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Editor’s blog Thursday 29 July 2010: Radcliffe paediatric surgery review is out

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07/29/2010 - 11:47

The Radcliffe paediatric surgery review is published here.

One-liner - the service is suspended until it can be safe - i.e. probably forever. Preface and exec summary copied below.

Preface

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Dr Daniel Ubani - what a piece of work

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07/28/2010 - 16:53

Unbelievable.

Well, that'll be the end of all discussion about Ubani's proven incompetence, then.

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Lansley, Pinocchio and commissioning

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07/28/2010 - 10:10

Until now, I'd never really thought about Andrew Lansley in relation to the Fairy With Turquoise Hair from Pinocchio. Carlo Collodi wrote the original Pinocchio tale between 1881 and 1883.

You know the story: Gepetto, the puppetmaker, carves himself a marionette called Pinocchio, who comes to life, and has a series of adventures until he learns to be unselfish and, as reward, is turned into a real little boy by the Fairy With Turquoise Hair.

Guest editorial Wednesday 28 July 2010: Things can only get better

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07/28/2010 - 10:05

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association reflects on an alternative to Equity and Excellence.

On the face of it, the aim of the current government is the same as that of the previous one - to keep our model of NHS. We all apparently agree the basic design, but “reform” is necessary to deliver world-class outcomes and better patient experience whilst reducing the level of funding.

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 July 2010: Jazz hands and Ugly Rumours - Tony Blair’s reflections on government and policy

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07/28/2010 - 08:54

’Jazz hands’ presentational maestro Tony Blair spent a decade at the top of British politics. He gave a presentation to the Institute For Government a month ago, and I finally got round to reading the transcript.

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 July 2010: Notes from the Khyra Ishaq Serious Case Review

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07/27/2010 - 22:22

I'm not going to say much about the following series of quotes from the Khyra Ishaq Serious Case Review.

I am sure that I cannot understand how difficult it must be to deal with people being deliberately obstructive about access to ensure their children's health.

I think that I will just say that I'm writing this with a full stomach, and I hope you are reading it with the same. Khyra Ishaq starved to death in the sixth largest economy in the world.

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 July 2010: DH finds a new £50 million to launch the Cancer Drugs Fund this October

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07/27/2010 - 10:44

Two quotes stick out from the executive summary of the thoughtful and thorough-looking Extent and causes of international variations in drug usage report by cancer czar Professor Mike Richards for the SoS, published today by the DH.

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: 6 impossible things pre-breakfast - abolishing FT prudential borrowing limit unmodelled

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07/26/2010 - 21:35

“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”.
The White Queen, Through The Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

I expect an organisation whose very name announces an intention of independence to live up to its promise. It's not idealism; just the Ronseal Test - it should do what it says on the tin.

Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: Government's provider regulation consultation is out

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07/26/2010 - 11:13

The provider regulation consultation is here, and not only promises to abolish foundation trusts' private patient income cap as trailed, it also abolishes their statutory borrowing limit.

What could possibly go wrong with that?

The press release promises that the consultation "makes the case for releasing foundation trusts so we have the most vibrant social enterprise sector anywhere in the world.".

It proposes:

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