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Silverstone – from my armchair to the front seat at the British Grand Prix
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. I say lucky not only because it’s one of this countries most iconic sporting events and I was allowed to sing to the crowds, but lucky just to be there at all as treacherous weather conditions conspired against me and thousands of F1 fans travelling to Silverstone
By Alistair Griffin | Notebook, Sport | Tuesday, 17 July 2012 at 4:00 am
The future of the NHS
The ramifications of the NHS bill have rightly been hitting the news this last week. As the government cloaks the reality of what the reforms actually mean, with the platitudes of nicely worded sound bites, my blood pressure has been starting to rise. My constant dinner table rants about how the NHS will turn into an Americanised system of privatised care deceptively disguised under the logo of the NHS, have started to annoy my wife.
By Nick Edwards | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 30 January 2012 at 11:30 am
Removing patients from GP lists is a last resort
According to this report, there is an increase in complaints about patients being unfairly removed from general practice lists. If the daily mail reporting of the story is to be believed, these decisions are left up to heavy handed receptionists and managers who act like overzealous doormen and will boot you “off the list” if you’ve dared to tut that the nurse is running late or are unfortunate enough to suffer from the wrong sort of ailment.
By Dr Ben Daniels | Health, Notebook | Thursday, 5 January 2012 at 12:00 am
The NHS reforms are misunderstood
The government’s NHS reforms will mean a greater role than ever before for competition, markets and independent providers of healthcare. They will shift the NHS from a centrally managed system to a regulated industry, similar to the gas and telecoms sectors.
By Nigel Edwards | Notebook | Monday, 31 January 2011 at 12:19 pm
Shared decision-making is the healthiest choice
At the debate on patient-centred healthcare, at the Battle of Ideas festival at the end of October, two eminent GPs threw a good deal of cold water on the idea that patients want more choice. They argued strongly that the people they met in their surgeries wanted to leave decision-making to the doctors.
By Roger Taylor | Battle of Ideas, Eagle Eye | Thursday, 11 November 2010 at 6:00 am
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