What Sort of NHS Do We Want?
I feel passionately about the NHS for two main reasons. One is that it is …
Democracy in Health?
Do we need more democracy in health? The NHS is a massive political football, kicked …
Transparency in public services
Martha Payne’s inspiring blog about her school dinners, NeverSeconds shows how to improve health services …
Private Finance Initiative – the future
In principle, there is nothing wrong with the Government using its credit worthiness to borrow …
Patient Experience
Part of our response to the Labour Party Policy consultation June 2012 Stop getting distracted by …
Communities, power and health
Report on our seminar February 2013 chaired by Sally Brearley Chair of the Nursing and Care Quality …
Foundation Trust Governors Should Use Their Powers
Some take the view that Foundation Trust governors have no powers and little say. Some …
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 …