All articles by Alastair McLellan – Page 32
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LeaderThe DH continues to dance around the issue of CCG freedoms
What will CCGs do with their “assumed liberty”?
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LeaderAgenda for Change was built for a feast. How will it cope with famine?
This year’s Budget puts the squeeze on pay.
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Comment'The NHS could miss the next care revolution'
HSJ interviews GE Healthcare president John Dineen.
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LeaderCommissioning board mandate must set out a clear vision
CCGs should be wary about what comes next.
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LeaderNew NHS system threatens a tsunami of hospital mergers
A wave of reconfiguration is on the horizon.
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NewsPM declares 'national crisis' over dementia care
The prime minister has declared that rising rates of dementia are “a national crisis” and launched a major drive to improve the lives of sufferers and their carers.
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LeaderLeaders must now give the NHS a sense of endeavour and purpose
Looking on the bright side of the bill can bring about positive change.
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LeaderHSJ…more for healthcare leaders
One thing unites HSJ readers, whether they have a clinical or non-clinical background, work in the NHS or provide services from the private sector: they are all leaders.
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LeaderExperienced GPs and managers can give CCGs the best start
Commissioning will, at first, need experience at the helm.
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LeaderOut of CSS failure will come a ready-made market
How important is it that CSSs are set up along commercial lines?
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LeaderThe fate of unsustainable services is back in the hands of the centre
Alastair McLellan’s editorial.
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NewsExclusive: public split over use of private firms in NHS as Labour doubles poll lead on health
The English people are split down the middle on the use of private companies to provide NHS services, according to exclusive polling data compiled for HSJ.
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LeaderFailure to limit expectations is blighting NHS regulation
Did Cynthia Bower fail to control the expectations of her commission?
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LeaderThe Health Bill plan B is dead, but plan C lives on
David Cameron has made passing the Health Bill a matter of confidence – making it close to impossible the legislation will fail. We now need to ask what kind of bill will be passed and what will happen afterwards.
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LeaderDoes the government really have a Plan B for NHS reform?
As the Health Bill staggers through the House of Lords and opposition grows to it in a daily basis, the question is reasonably asked whether the government has a Plan B.
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LeaderGovernment won't enjoy efficiency gained from public sector borrowing
Can efficiency be achieved through increased public spending?
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LeaderCameron's comparison to Blair only highlights the differences
Miliband uses HSJ’s joint editorial to challenge Cameron over reform.
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'Political bravery’ required to keep the NHS ‘the most open health system in the world'
The NHS is “the most open health system in the world” according to the government’s new public data transparency tsar, but only a mix of urgency, political bravery and public and clinical engagement will keep it that way.