The road to Damascus? May 2020 | By Alastair Whitington As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown enters its second month, it continues to significantly impact specialised medicine. Many of the 1.28 million high-risk patients with […]
Rare disease? The odds are against you February 2020 | By Alastair Whitington Welcome to the February 2020 issue of Specialised Medicine. Leaving behind 12 years of austerity, the NHS starts a new decade with the election promise […]
Collaborative commissioning is key to the future of specialised services November 2019 | By Alastair Whitington Welcome to the November 2019 issue of Specialised Commissioning—a publication that highlights best practice, opportunities, and challenges in the commissioning and provision of specialised healthcare. […]
NHS England: a whodunnit mystery? September 2019 | By Alastair Whitington In June 2019, the proposed future model of care for children’s cancer was published in a service specification. What should have been a routine, un-newsworthy […]
Brexit and the NHS: trick or treat? May 2019 | By Alastair Whitington Brexit (or otherwise) has now been set for Halloween. Whether it will be trick or treat, or an outcome that will come to haunt us, […]
Sustainability in the NHS: where are we now? May 2019 | By Alastair Whitington As the saying goes: ‘any fool can spend money, the wise invest.’ This principle has often governed increases in investment in the health service, as […]
