by Sam | 6 Aug 2013 | Health, Public Sector
Amid much anticipation, US healthcare expert Professor Don Berwick will today set out his recommendations as to how the NHS can improve levels of patient safety, with all the indications being that he will argue in favour of minimum staffing levels for hospitals and...
by Sam | 2 Aug 2013 | Health, Public Sector
NHS England has given the clearest hint yet of what the post-Sir David Nicholson future might look like, with the publication of the job description for the role of its chief executive once Sir David stands down in March 2013 (although there have been some suggestions...
by Sam | 26 Jul 2013 | Health, Public Sector
Something I have long suggested is that a “culture of carelessness” has spread throughout many areas of our once hallowed National Health Service. The publication of the Keogh Report, with its findings of 14,000 unnecessary deaths in just 11 Trusts, has finally...
by Sam | 23 Jul 2013 | Public Sector
In an article for The Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ this week, former Police Minister Nick Herbert pointed to new figures that showed a reduction in crime to its lowest level in three decades despite significant reductions to the police. This, Mr Herbert claimed, is...
