Tag Archives: NHS

Why we need a political campaign to reinstate the NHS

By Guest | Published: March 25, 2013

By removing the mandate on government to provide a health service, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is the crowning achievement of the architects of this long recessional from universality. Our response must be political too.

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Prescription charges for long-term conditions are unfair and out-of-date

By Guest | Published: March 11, 2013

Thanks to ever-increasing prescription costs for the essential medication people with long-term conditions need to keep them well, or even alive, many are facing the stark choice between food, clothing, bills or their prescriptions.

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Private sector competition had ‘negative effect’ on NHS productivity

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 5, 2013

Private sector competition in the NHS has had a “small but significant” negative impact on productivity, with NHS Trusts in areas where there is a monopoly performing better than those where there is greater private sector competition, according to a report out today.

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Patients likely to lose out in independent Scotland

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 4, 2013

If Scotland achieves independence from the UK, patients north of the border requiring specialist surgery elsewhere in the UK could have to go through the same process as if they were travelling to a European Union state, leading, some argue, to delays in treatment and medical costs having to be paid by the patient.

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Report into scandal hit Mid-Staffs NHS Trust could have ‘radical implications’

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: February 5, 2013

Robert Francis QC will publish his report tomorrow on the public inquiry into the commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies responsible for the failed Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. This will be the fifth review of the systemic failures in the trust between 2005 and 2008. Commencing with the Healthcare Commission’s report and ending with the upcoming [...]

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Owen Smith: Wales is leading the way with One Nation public services

By Guest | Published: February 4, 2013

Wales is leading the way with One Nation public services, writes Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Owen Smith MP.

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Jones warns of Welsh NHS “collapse” without reform

By Ed Jacobs | Published: February 4, 2013

Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has issued a stark warning the Welsh NHS faces collapse without reorganisation.

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Comment: Hunt fails his own test on Lewisham

By Jos Bell | Published: February 4, 2013

Jeremy Hunt has failed his own test on Lewisham Hospital following his decision on the hospital’s future last Friday.

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How will UK patients benefit from Healthcare UK?

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: January 31, 2013

Claudia Tomlinson looks at Healthcare UK, which sells the services of the best of the UK health sector to rich people overseas.

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Are there parallels between administrators on the high street and in the NHS?

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: January 18, 2013

Following the demise of Jessops and HMV, Claudia Tomlinson looks at whether there parallels between administrators on the high street and in the NHS.

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