The NHS
Since the end of the Second World War, the UK has had socialised health care. For almost as long, there's been debate about the management and direction of the NHS:
The challenge of change
However good ideas might be, the challenge is in applying them and changing cultures.
Dependent but distant
Though they need each other, there's still distance in the relationship between NHS trusts and hospitals.
Walk-ins wounded?
Shirley Reveley wonders if best use is being made of skilled staff in new schemes for polyclinics and walk-in centres.
War on the giants
Bevan's NHS is perhaps the best-known, but the Beveridge report resulted in many social advances and the birth of the welfare state.
Direction from the top
What are the key factors involved in running an an NHS Trust Hospital? Discover what's really involved in managing the NHS.
It's simple - isn't it?
Why do some organisations resist change? Why can changing something simple be so tricky? Why is change so hard?
Professional boundaries
What happens when different sets of professionals work in the same environment? There are difficulties in cross-professional working.
Can disagreement be good?
An exclusive extract from the OU course Shaping Public Policy offers tips for keeping conflict constructive.
Healthy politics?
Enormous budgets, unlimited demand, sixty million customers - unpick NHS management politics.
An alternative vision
Could Healthy Living Centres offer a new way of health by offering prevention over cure?
Whose service, whose cost?
Fighting waiting lists in the UK can have terrible effects elsewhere on the planet. How national is the NHS?
Wastes of space?
A former hospital head explains why it's not so simple dealing with so-called bed blockers.
Shifting the costs
Patients were sometimes the losers as the NHS tried to save cash moving them from hospitals to homes.
Internet health check
There's a lot of health information on the net - some of it more useful than other. How can you be sure it's advice you can trust?