Comments for Health Matters

Comment on Winding down… by Jimmy Burke

Jimmy Burke — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:22:36 +0000

Sorry to see your blog go, Paul, but it’s been an amazing committment and you deserve a rest. The blog has been a massive boon during the chaos of restructure and has helped me make sens of things no end. Thanks so much and all the best to you with your further adventures. You’re a grand chap.

Comment on Winding down… by Leon Panitzke

Leon Panitzke — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:44:49 +0000

I would like to echo my thanks for your incisive content over the last four years. I hope you do still find time to comment on the Francis report.

Comment on Mid Staffs: What I might have done better to improve the policy and culture of the NHS. Part 1 (Part 2 next week) by Harry Longman

Harry Longman — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:04:46 +0000

Measures are critical in showing what is happening inside organisations. It was mortality rates that uncovered Mid Staffs remember. Measures can be very good at highlighting differences in performance and crucially spotting outliers. By publishing measures and understanding what is driving them we can improve the methods which underlie them, and reduce variation between bodies. But measures are not ratings. A rating gives only a vague feeling about a place, everything going on there reduced to a number 1 to 5. How can that be a good guide to action? And how easy is it to fudge, if you know how to do it? No, we don’t need ratings back, we do need sound, transparent, published measures.

Comment on Winding down… by Michael White

Michael White — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:42:39 +0000

Well done, Paul

Comment on Winding down… by Nigel Maguire

Nigel Maguire — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:03:49 +0000

You will be missed Paul. Many thanks for all the insight and intrigue…

Comment on Winding down… by Mary E Hoult

Mary E Hoult — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:28:48 +0000

I agree Ian one more read especially on this subject would a fitting end to what has been a good blog.

Comment on Winding down… by ian Dodge

ian Dodge — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:18:09 +0000

Paul – I have not always agreed with your perspective and conclusions. But your blog has, by some considerable distance, been the most stimulating in the health policy space over the past 4 yeats. Your thoughtfulness and insight on the interface of policy and politics has been masterful. You have brought clarity and simplicity without being simplistic. In short: essential reading. I do hope you continue to share your New Labour perspectives from time to time. Next week for example comes the Government response to Francis … what will you make of that? Your readers will want to know.

Thank you.

Ian Dodge, Director, NHS Policy, Department of Health

Comment on Winding down… by Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:18:13 +0000

Thanks Paul, will miss the stimulation.

Comment on Winding down… by Mary E Hoult

Mary E Hoult — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:29:19 +0000

Well done your analysis of current NHS affairs and policy’s is always worth a read
especially for the community volunteers who find it hard to understand so much change going on in the NHS.
Thank you have a happy life.

Comment on Winding down… by Bob Hudson

Bob Hudson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:24:21 +0000

Sorry to hear this but thanks for all of your posts. Don’t always agree but always enjoy reading!