Health

The leaked draft NHS reforms risk register

Health Bill Transition Risk Register NC 15 Oct 10 Dept Bd Version v1 A draft version of the risk register that was prepared – but not released – as part of the Health and Social Care Bill has been leaked … Continue reading

The new health system visualised by the BBC

Here’s a useful ‘before and after’ illustration of the structure of the NHS now, and as it will look (as of April 2013) after the changes implemented by the Government. It helpfully illustrates the flow of money and accountability in … Continue reading

GP commissioning: the full data from False Economy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/datablog/2012/mar/12/gp-commissioning-data-false-economy
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Video: Doctor’s questions to Lansley during visit to Royal Free Hospital

The Green Benches blog about the video above showing Dr Ron Singer‘s questions to Andrew Lansley about the proposed health reforms, during his controversial visit to the Royal Free Hospital. Lansley doesn’t stop to answer. Singer is, according to the … Continue reading

The structure of the NHS – link

One of the initial barriers to investigating health issues is getting your head around the apparent complexity of the UK health system and its jargon. Over at National Health Service History, however, Geoffrey Rivett has put together one of the … Continue reading

NHS trust performance and patient ratings – data

NHS Local have launched a service to search for NHS trust ratings and performance data. Sadly there doesn’t appear to be a link to the full data, so we’ll work on scraping it if someone else doesn’t get there first. … Continue reading

Public health spending now and to come – data and documents

Next year a huge chunk of money for health improvement services will be taken from local NHS bodies (PCTs – primary care trusts) and given to local government (councils) instead. As a result, as David Buck explains, the Department of Health … Continue reading

How does the General Medical Council work?

The General Medical Council [GMC] was established by the Medical Act 1858 and is entrusted with regulating the UK’s medical profession. It is also a fee-based Charity [Number 1089278]. Despite its role in investigating alleged misconduct and imposing sanctions on … Continue reading