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Perhaps the DH just need some inspiration to fuel a shopping spree? Here are some handpicked best buys: For a mere 1.095billion, the DH could sponsor the NHS Litigation Authority for a year - helping them settle clinical negligence claims arising from shoddy care. A mere 51million more and the DH could also settle a years' worth of non-clinical negligence claims. What a bargain. Or perhaps the DH would like to pour a few more pennies into the ever-ballooning budget for the highly wasteful and hugely disruptive reorganisation (I hear 1.6billion will cover it). All a bit pricey? Fear not. At the lower end of the market the DH could spend 7million on a shambolic public consultation to find out that people don't want their local A&E's closed (although it should be noted that there will almost inevitably need to be another 7million spent on letting people know what they said. But whilst we are buying.....?). Wrapping things up, and in the spirit of true unionism, the DH could always give out a few overly generous "exit packages" to some of NHS Scotland's finest. A miniscule 21million should do. All of these exceptional buys offer real value and would doubtless make a valuable addition to some of the now "vintage" fashions of the past - PFI's, unworkable computer systems and quangos (okay, almost vintage). Of course, none of these things will tackle the 8% annual increase in patient complaints- but come on, just because the public pay for the system, it doesn't mean they should get a real say in what is bought. Right?