'Lansley is right to say that age trumps poverty'
Health secretary is bidding to meet the core prinicples of the NHS.
'A culture shift can help reduce prescription wastage'
Patient involvement is paramount to prescription policy.
Noel Plumridge: in the savings equation, the answer is always QIPP
Where will 2011-12 savings end up?
Michael White: gap between Lansley and nurses threatens to grow
Voting for extreme parties could happen here if patience runs out.
Will economic problems finally fix London health care?
And, can London focus on the future when the present is so tough?
'Clinical engagement cannot be considered too expensive now'
HSJ interviews Dr Richard Bohmer on the scale of challenge facing NHS organisations.
David Worskett: implementing reforms requires collaborative open minds
It’s time to discuss the practical business of healthcare.
Michael White: driving down the cost of drug deals
The NHS should have little sympathy for Big Pharma.
Sally Gainsbury: new bailouts required for new deficits
One dastardly deficit decision and where it got us.
'The reforms could be the coalition's poll tax'
We will know by 2015 whether the public’s NHS experiences mean Andrew Lansley has pulled off this massive gamble, says Ipsos MORI’s chief executive Ben Page.
Sue Slipman: there must be a line between management and regulation
The trouble with troubleshooters.
Noel Plumridge: the reinvestment riddle
Where is the process for reinvesting the Nicholson efficiency savings?
Michael White: power is there to be taken by the bold
Don’t assume CCGs know what their “assumed liberty” means.
Health charities can help rescue the innovation drive
The challenging QIPP targets NHS is aiming to achieve can be helped by the voluntary sector, argues Marie Curie Cancer Care chief executive Thomas Hughes-hallet.
Unemployment is bad for your health - now and in the future
Public health work at one primary care trust has shown how unemployment could have massive impact on a generation’s life expectancy, and why it’s important they get back to work. John Middleton reports.
Michael White: the battle over waiting times is blurred by both sides
Headline-grabbing allegations are nothing a good figures massage can’t sort.
Sally Gainsbury: acute hospitals are living in Monitor's 'downside'
The regulator’s effciency savings target is worsening.
The duty of communicating information to patients
Healthcare regulators need to communicate risks loud and clear.
Outside the Box
'In 10 years' time, doctors will require a second opinion from a computer'
Devi Shetty – nicknamed the Henry Ford of heart surgery – believes developments such as computerised diagnoses and technicians doing the work of highly trained medics are just around the corner. Ben Clover hears his ideas for the future of medicine.
Integrated care and why the NHS needs more deviant leaders
Local leaders are ahead of the game, writes Chris Ham.
The fall of the Roman Empire
Following a humiliating defeat, those in charge blame the rank and file.
The 18-week waits performance in your region
The local picture on 18 weeks, with interactive maps showing the size of the challenge and where the long-waits are.
Media Watch
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Patients must embrace telehealth too
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End Game
GPs vs MPs: the ‘new’ battle ground for a redesigned NHS
Will reconfiguration be any different this time around?
