Dear all, I would be interested to know what our US colleagues (and UK ones too) made of the Olympic opening ceremony’s reference to the NHS. Would any other country refer to its health system in such a way? Is this a sign of UK self-confidence or a defence against reforms of an apparently much-loved social institution? Thanks to Roy Lilley (www.nhsmanagers.net<http://www.nhsmanagers.net/>), here are some links to comment on the NHS aspect of the ceremony: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/329524 http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/may/2012-07-29/showcasing-socialized-health-care-london-olympics and also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19029510 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/29/opening-cermony-trojan-horse-socialism http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180863/London-2012-Olympics-Labour-Party-delighted-Games-socialist-opening-ceremony.html Regards Mark Prof. Mark Exworthy Professor of Health Policy and Management School of Management, Royal Holloway-University of London [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.rhul.ac.uk/management<http://www.rhul.ac.uk/management>