Health Service Journal
Peter Davies
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The Griffiths report: 25 years on
5-Jun-2009
Twenty-five years ago Roy Griffiths famously said: ‘If Florence Nightingale were carrying her lamp through the NHS today she would be searching for the people in charge.’ When he set out his subsequent plan to overhaul management, staff feared it would be the end of the health service - Peter Davies looks at what happened next -
NHS politics: just a pawn in the game
2-Jun-2008
From its early years to Thatcherite revolution to Blair's funding bonanza, the NHS has always been a political pawn. Click on the links at the beginning of the article to read more -
How to step out of line and not step out of your job
4-Sep-2003
THIRD EYE -
Queues that leave a nasty taste in the mouth
28-Aug-2003
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All the very best
9-Nov-2000
Never has the imperative to strive for excellence been so crucial in the NHS. Quality, the government is at pains to point out, is now as important as cost in delivering services. All must emulate the best. -
More autonomy for managers: Milburn
25-May-2000
The NHS Executive's role will shift from performance management to change management after the launch of the 'national plan' in July, health secretary Alan Milburn has told HSJ . -
Still a market leader
1-Apr-1999
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Turf wars at the grass roots
7-May-1998
As work gathers pace to develop primary care groups, tribalism is rife, says health minister Alan Milburn, who talks to Peter Davies
