Magazine Archive 2009

Back to our roots Why sustaining growth is a personal business. With all this talk of recession threatening to get us down, it’s time to focus...

Off the scale The Prof Nutt row is obscuring the real issues. The row over sacking Professor David Nutt has become intensely personal, to the point...

New ideas for old Try something new... but remember what already works. Hunting through the woods blindfolded while pretending to be a wolf sounded pretty daft...

When credit’s due Small steps could help cash in on long-term results ‘Because of small and avoidable money problems, people’s treatment either stalled or stopped.’ This statement...

On the lookout Can we always see the obvious routes to improvement? A story in the papers this week reported that surgeons would be required to...

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One way, or another Let’s make sure we spend on treatment that works. Of course it makes sense to spend money on what works, and this...

Beyond the squeeze Don’t let recession kill the drive to innovate. Innovating in times of uncertainty can be a pretty tall order, particularly if management is...

Time for change Could a criminal justice overhaul be on the cards? Criminal justice issues affect all of us in one way or another – which...

Voicing choices One day in Birmingham – and we were all ears. There’s a lot in this issue and it’s been hard work to put together...