Cameron on integrated care

David Cameron’s speech yesterday on the NHS makes much use of words such as “integrated” care and “accountable” care – but what is understood by these concepts? From the forthcoming…

Wednesday June 8th, 2011

Muir Gray – Viva Wittgenstein

The single greatest influence on my work has been the inscrutable, often incomprehensible Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher and MRC Lab Technician. Much of his writing I find very difficult. The early…

Monday April 4th, 2011

What is meant by value in healthcare?

I now have eleven examples of the meaning in use of the term ‘value;’ at least of the economic meaning of the term because there is also a moral meaning…

Monday November 1st, 2010

Shared understanding of terms and concepts is central to progressing debate about health care improvement – The Right Care Glossary

Different professions will use terminology in debating/negotiating the design and development of care systems – but sometimes without any common shared definition of terms and concepts.  Many different forces create…

Tuesday August 17th, 2010

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