On Tuesday I tried to make the argument that one of the main aspects of the NHS that some people were campaigning to save is that of central control. I suggested that there was some confusion between means and ends and that it was perfectly possible to save the basic principles of funding and preserving the equality of the NHS without the necessity of having central control for the whole organisation.

Unsurprisingly this is a contentious issue – and I want to come back to it on several occasions because it matters so much to so many of us and we very strongly believe in different and opposing things.