Two months ago, on April 4th, the Prime Minister called for a pause for a bit of a think about his NHS reforms. That same day the chair of the Health Select Committee, Stephen Dorrell, noted that the Government had ‘lost control of its health policy’ and the last two months have witnessed some very machinations as various other groups of people and vested interest groups have set about trying to take over that control.
Yesterday the Prime Minister made a speech that, by going into much greater detail than had been trailed, sought to regain control of his health policy. Over the next few weeks we will see, as the story unfolds, whether he has been successful.
