Health secretary Patricia Hewitt rejected the idea that the NHS should be run by an independent board.
Speaking at the London School of Economics, Ms Hewitt said: 'The NHS is four times the size of the Cuban economy and more centralised. That is part of its problem. And the problem can't be solved by proposing that a modern health service be run like a 1960s nationalised industry.'
Dr Claire Fuller on how engagement with citizens, staff and wider partners is mission critical for the Surrey Heartlands’ vision
Optometrists are warning more people will lose their sight if plans to connect to an NHS IT referral system are further delayed.
Conexus Healthcare, a GP federation in the West Wakefield area, won the 2018 HSJ Award for community or primary care services redesign (North/Midlands/East) for its national consultancy and training programme. Alison Moore reports
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