Judith Smith

Health committee tells it like it is

Today’s Health Select Committee report has many home truths to tell, and they go way beyond the headline-grabbing observations on the Health Bill Read more

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NHS efficiency: closing the gap

Variation in hospital performance has to be addressed both by hospital managers and policy makers if the taxpayer is to get true value for money Read more

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Health and efficiency: from PCT to CCG

Research from the Nuffield Trust suggests that the new NHS clinical commissioning groups will have to perform much better than primary care trusts in determining their spending priorities and achieving cost savings Read more

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Health Bill: what’s the prognosis?

The government has paused and listened to criticisms of the Health and Social Care Bill. But has the second opinion worked? Read more...

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Reducing the health risks, by Judith Smith

Most agree that the main challenge facing the NHS is how to achieve an efficiency gain of 4% per annum between 2011 and 2015 without compromising the quality of care. Read more...

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