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Cameron needs to rethink Health Bill strategy

By , Wednesday, 29 February 2012, Be the first to comment
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What a difference a year makes. Rewind 12 months and GP joined 140 representatives of the 52 first wave of GP pathfinder consortia at a 10 Downing Street reception hosted by prime minister David Cameron.

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How David Cameron sped up the NHS merry-go-round

By , Thursday, 7 July 2011, Be the first to comment
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It took Tony Blair’s Labour government several years and a couple of health secretaries to draw up major health reforms.

Blair fan David Cameron wanted to learn from the previous government’s mistakes, and do more, faster.

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Health Bill revisions may mean less freedom for GP commissioners

By , Tuesday, 14 June 2011, Be the first to comment
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The publication of the NHS Future Forum report yesterday signalled an end to the government’s ‘pause’ in its health
reforms – and later today we will see how David Cameron plans to amend the Health Bill.

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Will the Health Bill mean more competition and privatisation of NHS services?

By , Wednesday, 2 February 2011, Be the first to comment
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Last week I spoke to public health minister Anne Milton and health minister Lord Howe while attending a Downing Street reception with David Cameron and GP pathfinder consortia leaders.

I was keen to find out how worried GPs should be by the opportunities for competition and privatisation of NHS services that the Health Bill undoubtedly offers.

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David Cameron pulls out all the stops to woo GPs at Downing Street reception

By , Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 4 Comments
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As BMA Council was voting to hold a Special Representatives’ Meeting this evening, prime minister David Cameron was holding a reception at 10 Downing Street for representatives of the 52-strong first wave of GP commissioning consortia at which I was also present.

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We all love a minister who veers ‘off-message’

By , Friday, 12 February 2010, Be the first to comment
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David Cameron has never much liked Twitter. He made that pretty clear when he warned Absolute Radio host Christion O’Connell about ‘the trouble with Twitter’ railing against  ‘the instantness of it: too many twits might make a twat.’

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No Dave, we can’t go on like this…

By , Tuesday, 5 January 2010, 4 Comments
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I had 10 days off over Christmas and read Ann Treneman’s excellent Annus Horribilis: The Worst Year In British Politics.

 

Ann is a political sketch writer for The Times and her book is a collection of her best work over a Parliamentary year which included swine flu, the recession and the MPs’ expenses scandal. I was already recovering from one cracked rib and feared I might do myself more damage because I was laughing so heartily.

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