Restoring the People’s NHS: Tony O’Sullivan
In the countdown to this year’s General Election, one thing is evident: the NHS will be one of the most … Read more
Funding
No increased budget for NHS as winter sets in
The latest emergency services data make grim reading: and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine is warning things are set to get … Read more
New cash squeeze on England’s NHS
The worsening financial plight of England’s 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) is widening the gulf between NHS England issuing demands … Read more
Problem for both parties as NHS cash crisis heading from bad to worse
A new blog on NHS funding by the Nuffield Trust’s Sally Gainsbury highlights the scale of the problems coming down the line … Read more
Can we still afford the NHS?
Every healthcare system worldwide, including the NHS, will have to deal with rising costs over the coming years due to … Read more
10 reasons why sustained NHS funding rises are unavoidable?
1. Healthcare costs are rising with need The key idea of the NHS is to share healthcare costs fairly across … Read more
Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
For many years now proponents of “alternatives” to the publicly-funded and largely publicly-provided NHS have been cheerleaders for social insurance … Read more
Survey of London ICBs: an insight into managing financial crisis
A Lowdown snapshot survey of the board papers and plans of London’s ICBs reveals the depth of financial pressures and … Read more
Hewitt review misses need for far reaching change
Richard Bourne discusses how past policy failings still haunt the current health policy debate, as he explores the changes proposed … Read more
Steve Barclay urged to accept Acas role in dispute with junior doctors
The NHS Confederation has written to Steve Barclay and the British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors’ union, asking them to … Read more