David Cameron’s challenge to the pharmaceutical industry a few weeks ago to accelerate the drive to find a cure for dementia can only be welcomed. The present medications available to patients with Al...
Picture it: Andy Burnham, George Osborne and Norman Lamb get stuck in a lift. What do they talk about? Going by their recent speeches, integration of health and care might be a good place to start. It...
It’s been an important couple of weeks for the finance departments of all providers of NHS services. Following objections from 13% of commissioners, and 75% of relevant NHS providers by share of suppl...
Let’s follow the logic: to improve quality and efficiency, the NHS needs to change dramatically. Given widespread variation, the parts of the NHS which particularly need to change are those particular...
Two years ago I was fortunate enough to join a study visit to India. One of the many impressive examples of health care systems driven by the commitment to high quality care at the lowest cost possibl...
Most of my work in health care has been in the US, but I have always been fascinated by universal health care and the NHS. And so I jumped at the opportunity earlier this year to work with the NHS on ...
It’s been a big week for children’s mental health. Yesterday saw the publication of a major taskforce report, today sees the budget announcement of extra money for mental health services. Does this me...
Last weekend I was lucky enough to go to FutureFest – an exciting multimedia and multi-sensory imaging of the future. Creating the atmosphere of part-conference, part-exhibition and part-festival (we ...
With only seven weeks to go until the general election, polls suggest that the NHS remains the top priority issue for voters. Political parties are each going to need to attempt to answer the question...
It went unnoticed in most quarters, but today the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill passed through parliament. This Private Member’s Bill was put forward by Jeremy Lefroy MP, whose c...
