On 5 July 2013, the NHS will reach Britain’s current male pension age of 65. But far from retiring, the health service will be undergoing surgery – at least in England, although there are also changes afoot in Scotland and Wales. Here are some pointers for the NHS in 2013. Continue reading “The NHS in 2013: a reorg, Sir David Nicholson & CCGs – for £5.69 a day”
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Child Protection Information System could work, but it won’t be easy
Yesterday saw The Times reporting plans for a new Child Protection Information System, which aims to link up and log data on all children’s visits to A&E or an out of hours (OOH) GP with social services’ at-risk registers. (Log-in required, both for the Times story, and hopefully for the new system as well.) The Department of Health confirmed the story, which has also been followed up by the Guardian, BBC, Telegraph, Sun, Independent and EHI (via my NHS news and comment feed @ImpatientNHS). Continue reading “Child Protection Information System could work, but it won’t be easy”
The good cathedral food guide to Hereford, Brecon, Chester and London
There are plenty of reasons to visit Britain’s cathedrals, including faith, history and spectacular architecture. Formerly, food may not have been one of them. However, along with other improvements in British cuisine, my research suggests that it is now possible to find good cathedral food – if not in the same building, then in a suitably Christian location not far away. Continue reading “The good cathedral food guide to Hereford, Brecon, Chester and London”
New jobs: healthcare analyst at EHI and freelance journalist
As of today, I am starting two new jobs. I will continue as a healthcare analyst, but for a new firm, and I will also be back working as a freelance journalist. Continue reading “New jobs: healthcare analyst at EHI and freelance journalist”
Impatient for NHS news and comment? Follow @impatientnhs
There is no good single source of NHS news. National news organisations generally cover the national politics and issues. Local newspapers are often the best source of information on the NHS trusts or boards in their areas, and the same is true of specialist titles on specific subjects. There are also some great NHS bloggers. But you have to work hard to watch them all. Continue reading “Impatient for NHS news and comment? Follow @impatientnhs”