You have heard the phrase 'life imitating art'. Health policy is currently imitating a sub-Brian Rix farce, starring Our Saviour And Liberator Andrew Lansley, Secretary Of State For Health.

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Mr Lansley's liberation is a curious thing.

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From the Office of David Flory CBE Deputy NHS Chief Executive

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Richmond House

How do we love Simon Burns?

Let us count the ways.

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- Hinchingbrooke franchise agreement "may be terminated at will by the Strategic Health Authority"
- Previous NHS management franchise at Good Hope quadrupled the trust's deficit

The courtship has been an extended one, but HM Treasury has given Circle permission to do the decent thing and make an honest woman of Hinchingbrooke NHS hospital - for the next decade, at least.

In sickness and in financial health? Mmmm.

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Text of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's speech to the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) Annual Conference, November 2, 2011

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Today's Guardian reports on the work published by Colin Pritchard and Tamas Hickish in the British Journal of Cancer.

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Longstanding readers will remember our Future Forum joke: Pinter The Coalition Health Policy Polar Bear, walks into a bar, approaches the barman, and says "I'd like a ........................................................................... Health And Social Care Bill cocktail, please".

The barman replies, "Why the big pause?"

Ah, the old jokes. They're still the oldest.

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