Topical lookey-likey: the man spraying germy snot everywhere in the Department of Health’s swine flu prevention adverts looks like foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker from The Thick of It and In the Loop.
The character was supposedly based on Alastair Campbell - you can make your own joke about poisonous slime.
Health service capital budgets will be held flat in real terms until the end of the decade, the government has confirmed.
Productivity in the NHS remains markedly below pre-pandemic levels, while trusts are faced with growing demand and increased financial pressure. Public satisfaction has hit historic lows, yet most trusts still lack a clear view of where consultant time is going – and where it’s being lost. In this article, BCG ...
Boston Scientific’s Racho Strauven explains how pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a cost-saving alternative for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). He highlights a study published in BMJ Open that suggests PFA could save the NHS an average of £343 per patient, paving the way for improved patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
Amidst the state of permanent revolution which has afflicted the NHS in the 21st century, there has been one constant: the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
As Andrew Lansley’s policy adviser I learned the pain of legislating to rewire the NHS — the government should avoid it, says Bill Morgan.
The government’s abandonment of its stricture against a top-down reorganisation would be breathtaking if it was not so tragic.
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