Patient voices in the new NHS
Community Health Councils were set up in 1974 when community health services were moved from …
Rationing/priority setting
What is rationing / priority setting? Rationing and priority setting are referred to somewhat interchangeably …
Economics of healthcare in England and the USA
Economics of healthcare in England The UK spends 9.6% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
Care UK’s self-pay charges
Care UK sees an opportunity to make money out of NHS rationing decisions Charges advertised …
The Doctor won’t see you now: Patients locked out of Cameron’s NHS
This is NHS Check report no 2 originally published by Labour’s Shadow Health Team in July 2012 …
Cameron’s forgotten patients
This is NHS Check report no 4 originally published by Labour’s Shadow Health Team in November 2012 …
Revealed: Full Extent Of Cameron’s Health Lottery
This is NHS Check report no 1 originally published by Labour’s Shadow Health Team in June 2012 …
Austerity and Health – Economics of a Plan B
I have already commented on the trends and costs of the growing burden of health …
Time for Change?
Iain Gray MSP argues that steady as she goes is no longer an option for …
Can we learn something from America?
It has become de rigueur on the left to regard the US healthcare system as …
NHS For Beginners Syllabus
The NHS For Beginners project is intended to help more people get involved in their local …