Poor old Andrew Bridgen, the formerly Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, as left alone in the Commons chamber when he asked a question about…
Poor old Andrew Bridgen, the formerly Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, as left alone in the Commons chamber when he asked a question about…
If ‘rationing’ is to be defined as the setting of priorities and managing of resources, it has no meaningful relevance to policy makers, managers, and…
Healthcare is a limited resource. Healthcare providers across the world must make difficult decisions about who gets access to what treatment, medication or procedure. This…
I have been writing a book about Robert Oppenheimer, the man who created the A-bob, only to fall foul of the McCarthyite atmosphere of 1954…
Professor Sir Chris Whitty, the government’s chief medical officer, must be thanking his lucky stars that he isn’t Anthony Fauci, his much-maligned equivalent in the USA,…
Leadership in the NHS, especially at the hospital level, is problematic. The generally poor quality of management has been mentioned, and so, too, the fact…
It has now been ten years since I finished my work as an independent reviewer for the UK government. I had never done such a…
I feel quiet positive about Keir Starmer’s intervention on the NHS yesterday. It provides a chink of hope that the political left can think beyond…
This book discusses the reforms required to improve the UK’s care for those with mental health conditions. These are: • Take sustained action within the…
Before, I launch into the second in my series about resources the NHS ignores – I need to make a quick apology about my previous…
Now that both ambulance drivers and nurses are set to strike over the Christmas period, it is at least worth asking the question – can…
Our poor NHS is rather like many of our fellow citizens suffering from a post-Covid Syndrome. Two years after the pandemic, we have the longest ever…