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Private v. Public in the NHS – isn’t it time the debate grew up? | 28/12/11

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Yesterday’s reports that a recently proposed amendment to the Health & Social Care Bill could see National Health Service foundation hospitals allowed to raise nearly half of their funding through private work have generated predictably stormy responses....Read More

Is Britain being left on the runway? | 22/12/11

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Guest blog post from Callum Munro, a member of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee, the party’s governing body....Read More

Reflecting on Dilnot | 19/12/11

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Guest blog post from Oliver O'Connor, Independent health finance consultant and former Special Adviser to the Irish Minister for Health...Read More

Cameron drives funding towards troubled families: a step towards re-branding Britain | 14/12/11

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Today, David Cameron is announcing a £448m plan to boost support for social workers in their work with troubled families. ...Read More

Carrying the Olympic Torch in memory of Elizabeth Panton | 09/12/11

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I was shocked and deeply humbled to hear, earlier in August, of my nomination to carry the official Olympic Flame through London for the 2012 Olympics. So when I received an email this week to inform me of my final selection, I felt lost for words to be honest. ...Read More

Sound bites or substance: The end to divided politics in Northern Ireland? | 07/12/11

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Moving from my native Northern Ireland to London is a bit of a shock to the system; the whole of Northern Ireland has a population of only 1.8 million, almost four times smaller than that of London. ...Read More