Health

The New NHS:  All change … or is it?

02/04/2013 On April 1st, NHS England was born. Time will tell whether this moment marks the unravelling of the NHS as a national institution or a key modernisation of a creaking system, designed to equip it for the healthcare challenges of the 21st century and beyond. read more

Life Sciences Strategy - work in progress

10/12/2012 Government update on Life Sciences Strategy indicates scale of the challenge ahead read more

Party Conference Roundup 2012 - Health Matters

12/10/2012 As the party conference season draws to a close for another year, Lexington Health looks back at the hot topics of debate amongst health commentators and reflects on how the parties fared in setting out their health policy stalls for the new political term. read more

Health takes centre stage in reshuffle

05/09/2012 In a reshuffle designed to placate a restless Conservative Party, it was the Department of Health that bore the brunt of Cameron’s reshuffle axe. read more

Health Lexcomm: Lukewarm reaction to ‘Lansley loan’

11/07/2012 Today’s ‘Caring for our future' White Paper and draft Care and Support Bill have been a long time coming but there is disappointment that many of the most difficult decisions have been postponed. read more

Back on the bottle: Government publishes Alcohol Strategy, Select Committee launches inquiry

28/03/2012 With the premature launch of the Alcohol Strategy last week, David Cameron diverted criticism from his Chancellor’s Budget and turned his attention to the cheap price of alcohol.read more

Health Lexcomm : Health and Social Care Bill passes final hurdle

21/03/2012 “It’s not been our finest hour” said a senior member of the Cabinet to Lexcomm. And it hasn’t. As the Health and Social Care Bill finally limps onto the statute book in the coming weeks, we consider some of the key legislative changes and the impact they will have in the reformed NHS.read more

Health Lexcomm: Life Sciences Review

05/12/2011 NHS to be ‘fastest adopter of new ideas in the world’read more

Health Lexcomm: Post Conference 2011

07/10/2011 Consession time? Will next week's return to Westminster see more changes to the Health Billread more

Health Select Committee NICE Inquiry

12/09/2011 The House of Commons Health Select Committee has announced plans to hold a short inquiry into the work of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)read more

Health Lexcomm: Finding The Right Remedy

20/07/2011 With the Westminster village consumed by the fallout from ‘Hackgate’, it is perhaps easy to forget the political trials and tribulations faced by the Government’s health reform programme over recent months.read more

Health Lexcomm: The Listening Is Over. It’s Back To Business.

14/06/2011 The two month pause is over. The Future Forum has reported and the Government has set out its response. Now it is time for action.read more

Health Lexcomm: Crunch Time For Lansley

09/05/2011 With the Liberal Democrats agitating for change, the Health and Social Care Bill enters a difficult period.read more

Health Lexcomm: Public Health White Paper

30/11/2010 Today’s Public Health White Paper provides an insight into Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s plans to create a healthier Britain.read more

Health White Paper Analysis

12/07/2010 Almost as soon as the ink dried on the coalition agreement, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley set about putting his ambitious and radical reforms of the NHS into practice.read more

Cancer Hits Centre Stage – But At What Cost?

07/04/2010 Access to medicines has long been a contentious issue and whilst electorally appealing, the Conservative Party’s pledge leaves many questions unanswered.read more

Social Care Disunity – The Key Issue For The General Election

30/03/2010 At a high-tech launch event in London today, Health Secretary Andy Burnham published the eagerly anticipated Social Care White Paper, Building a National Care Service.read more