The Social Care White Paper could have been history in the making if a funding model had been settled on. The problem, as ever, is the lack of political will Read more
South London Healthcare NHS trust is not alone in its problems with the Private Finance Initiative. New projects worth £1.4bn are currently being procured and similar errors are still taking place Read more
The government has got itself into another fine NHS mess by trying to cover up both public satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the service Read more
Coalition ministers can’t have it both ways. They can’t vote for ending Whitehall micromanagement of the NHS, but expect the Secretary of State to step in and save individual services Read more
The secretary of state for health lost responsibility for his NHS reform policy in April 2011. By April this year he will have lost responsibility for the implementation of that policy Read more
Reform is urgently needed in the NHS, but Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill is not the way to do it. The health secretary failed to undertake a robust analysis of the proposed legislation’s feasibility, prospects of success or risks Read more
The Cabinet Office minister’s opposition to political advisers has proved disastrous for the government and has exacerbated the problems faced by both the defence and health secretaries Read more
Is the coalition focusing too much on market reforms in its health plans? The real problems facing the NHS – improving care for people with chronic conditions, the elderly and those at the end of life – are not going to be solved by hospital competition Read more
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