Month

January 2014
Context The term “wealth creation” has found its way into the NHS language over the past three years. It is one of those terms that is easily and frequently used by politicians and the media but quite difficult to define. This is certainly true for many public policy buzzwords, and would not be a concern...
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In December last year, Adrian Bull and I had the privilege of attending the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar. Around 1,000 delegates attended and the agenda was simply too long and rich to give it justice here in a few lines but there are some videos and the eight conference papers...
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The NHS is said to be one of our most cherished institutions.  At the same time, it has become one of our most popular punch bags.  Newspaper campaigns and populist headlines shout repeated criticism.  Politicians cite ‘declining standards’ to accuse their opponents of failed stewardship.  Selective quotes from regulatory bodies and international reports (such as...
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