Very very quietly a long era in NHS history might just be ending. I started writing a short history of NHS Management. My original jumping off point was this article from Warwick University Business School Warwick University offer a specialist healthcare management MBA which absolutely isn’t a conflict of interest with this research … Read more
The NHS is underfunded. This is such a widespread belief, that I don’t know anyone who would challenge that statement. Instinctively I believe it too, if only because over the last few years the Government has fibbed outrageously about how much it is putting into the NHS which they wouldn’t need to do if funding … Read more
Apologies that this blog is a week later than I intended. This is a bit ironic, as this blog is about waiting lists, specifically housing waiting lists, and the delay in publishing the blog is because of how long I had to wait to find out how long people have to wait for Social … Read more
I visited Cardiff earlier this year to see the Dr Who exhibition before it closed. On the Sunday morning we walked around the City to see some of the filming locations. It was like a horror movie. We came across people collapsed in the streets, comatose, or overdosed. Those who were moving were staggering … Read more
We are all living longer. Life expectancy is increasing year on year. This has become such a ubiquitous news story over the last few years that no-one ever seems to question the concept of an ever ageing population. While I am not disputing that there has been an increase in life expectancy I am sceptical … Read more
The APC driver who collects our parcels is a mad keen Brexiter. He still has his Vote Leave badge on his tabard, and believes profoundly that Brexit will reduce immigration, which in turn will increase his wages. He calls me a Remoaner. I explained to him that I don’t mind being called a … Read more