Tag Archives: Health Select Committee

Sex, drugs and profligacy… just alcohol to go.

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Julia Manning

Laura Donnelly got a great scoop in the Sunday Telegraph at the weekend detailing the extraordinary amounts being spent by NHS Trusts on agency nursing. This not only demonstrates that certain hospitals’ management is out of control but also that … Continue reading →

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We musn’t lose clinical leadership

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Julia Manning

The Select Committee have spoken – more on that later. But I was reflecting that ahead of the health white paper launched on July 12th, 2010 I wrote a list of 10 things I hoped it would and wouldn’t include. … Continue reading →

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It’s rubbish to say the NHS won’t be National

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Julia Manning

Philip Stephens (FT) and a few others on TV are claiming that the proposed NHS reforms mean that the ‘National’ is being taken out of the NHS. This is scaremongering and just plain wrong. What makes the NHS ‘National’? The … Continue reading →

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