Political paralysis has prevented Andrew Dilnot’s proposals on elderly care from being taken forward. Cross-party agreement is essential and the government should commit to introducing legislation by the end of this Parliament Read more
Handing power to GPs is a central purpose of the Health and Social Care Bill. But it is based on many myths about GPs being closer to patients than other healthcare professionals 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
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
The evidence for a targeted, nurse-led approach to care is mixed but it would be wrong to view this as a flawed concept. Case management still has a central part to play in meeting the needs of older people and those with complex illnesses Read more
The Health and Social Care Bill officially only covers England, but its removal of the private income cap will impact on both Scotland and Wales through the Barnett Formula Read more
Lansley’s mistake was to have produced a terrifyingly long piece of legislation and a reform programme that does not look implementable in this financial squeeze Read more
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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