Tag Archives: Health

A mixed market triumph for public service provision

This week, private company Circle Healthcare won a 10 year contract worth £10bn to run the financially troubled Hichingbrooke hospital in Huntington, Cambridgeshire. Plenty of individual NHS services are already delivered by independent providers but this is the first time … Continue reading

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Are the Tories playing with fire with their reform agenda?

David Cameron sees himself as a great reformer. He believes that his government can achieve great things, fix ‘Broken Britain’ (whatever that may mean) and restore the damage done after 13 years of Labour government. To an extent, he is … Continue reading

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Is the government doing enough?

There’s an interesting article on politicalbetting.com this morning, asking whether the government is trying to do too much in one term. I’ve pondered this before, but from a different angle – asking whether the Coalition agreement was being progressed through … Continue reading

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Raw deal or no raw deal?

Paul Goodman’s written a convincing post on ConHome, arguing that Andrew Lansley’s had a raw deal – on the basis that Downing Street signed up to his plans, they let him press on with them, and that as such, Lansley … Continue reading

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The NHS reforms are a mess; we need an IDS solution.

The problem with the NHS reforms is not the reforms themselves or that those who represent providers are against them (the BMA were against the creation of the NHS in the first place). The problem is one of political strategy: … Continue reading

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