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16 Listen and Learn Former health minister Lord Owen tells us why he is so opposed to the NHS reforms and explains what the Government should do instead.
22 Where next? Neil Churchill, chairman of the Smith Institute inquiry into the NHS reforms, weighs up the evidence.
24 Innovation nation Professor John Hutton, of the York Health Economics Consortium, discusses the future of NICE.
18 Commissioning Genocide
Are the Government’s proposals for the future of procurement in the NHS likely to lead to the loss of years of specialised experience? The not-for-profit Institute of Commissioning Professionals investigates.
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36 26 Record failure
Dr Henry Potts dives into the archives to discuss the digitisation of patient records.
32 Data-based
The National Cancer Intelligence Network’s Mr Chris Carrigan highlights the potential benefits of implementing a new style of cancer database.
36 Tipping point David Ford, director of the Health Informatics Research Laboratories, wants to convince us all on wireless healthcare.
42 Green teaching
A collaboration between the NHS, the voluntary sector and academia has produced new advice for commissioning training on sustainability.
52 Depressing statistics Professor Bob Grove examines the true cost of mental ill-health in the workplace.
56 Cosmetic conundrum Mundays solicitor Magnus Jardine- Brown discusses a case that brings into sharp focus the NHS’s responsibilities around cosmetic surgery.
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58 Competing ideals The OFT’s Sonya Branch say we must level the playing field between the public and private sectors.
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