Nick Bosanquet
Nick Bosanquet is professor of health policy at Imperial College London and chair of Volterra Health.
Comment'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
The financial problems of the NHS are extremely serious – but more like anaemia than haemorrhage. It is the financial equivalent of a long term medical condition, says Nick Bosanquet.
CommentFunding crisis: Greek ruin could come to the NHS
Efficiency is no longer just about releasing cash from an outdated health service edifice - a new model must be built
CommentPerformance surplus hides the fact many trusts are facing critical finance problems
Trusts with serious financial problems are in danger of being overlooked as a surplus on “aggregate performance” comforts some in the NHS. Nick Bosanquet looks at five ways to avert the hidden crisis.
HSJ KnowledgeBook review: 2030 - The Future of Medicine
Some reading may be optional - but Richard Barker’s book 2030 - The Future of Medicine is essential. It is based on unusual joint experience - of the UK and the US systems and of health system with scientific research.
CommentNick Bosanquet: Five steps to security
The pre-Christmas snow shower of documents did little to gather momentum towards better services. Rather, it added to the risk of planning blight for new organisations which have to find personnel and trial their powers and budgets. These are my five steps to rescue the change programme:
CommentAn action plan for busting NHS deficits
An action plan is needed now to ensure acute trusts do not run out of money in 2011
CommentNick Bosanquet: history offers the NHS survival skills
As rising costs and a tidal wave of public expectations push the NHS towards a new funding crisis, managers would do well to study the lessons history offers
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NHS60: What's the verdict?
We invite three health pundits to pull no punches and deliver their judgments on the past and future of the NHS
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Counter argument
The NHS plan proposes a much wider role for community pharmacies - and this is long overdue, says Nick Bosanquet
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New Alzheimer's care
Our report on Alzheimer's disease (News, page 4, 9 July) aims to provide a base for thinking about improvements in care.