NHS needs structural reform, not just short term cash injections

17 June 2018
Healthcare

NHS needs structural reform, not just short term cash injections

IEA reacts to Government's announcement of funding boost for the NHS

Commenting on the Government's plan to increase NHS funding, Jamie Whyte, Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: "The Conservatives are kicking an extremely expensive can down the road by refusing to couple increased healthcare spending with fundamental reform of the NHS. "Any injection of cash would give a short-term boost to the NHS, but ... Continue reading
17 June 2018
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Extra cash is no ‘gift’ for the struggling NHS if it’s not coupled with serious reform

15 June 2018
Healthcare

Extra cash is no ‘gift’ for the struggling NHS if it’s not coupled with serious reform

Kate Andrews writes for City AM

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for City AM on the NHS, its future and funding. As far as politicians in every party are concerned, the problems with healthcare have nothing to do with their refusal to upgrade and transform an outdated system (that no other country in the ... Continue reading
15 June 2018
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Increasing taxes to fund the NHS would be irresponsible

7 June 2018
Healthcare

Increasing taxes to fund the NHS would be irresponsible

Mark Littlewood comments in The Telegraph

Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in The Telegraph on the Archbishop of Canterbury's calls to raise taxes to pay for the NHS. Increasing taxes to fund the NHS would not be courageous, but irresponsible. If they want to be brave, politicians must stand up to these ever-louder siren calls ... Continue reading
7 June 2018
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In defence of Love Island’s Dr Alex George

6 June 2018
Healthcare

In defence of Love Island’s Dr Alex George

Kate Andrews writes for Coffee House

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Spectator's Coffee House on ITV's Love Island's doctor contestant. Alex George is an A&E doctor in the National Health Service, who has taken eight weeks off to “look for love”. According to the Daily Mail, Alex was able to jet off ... Continue reading
6 June 2018
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Funding is secondary to the structural change the NHS system needs

31 May 2018
Healthcare

Funding is secondary to the structural change the NHS system needs

Kate Andrews appears on the Coffee House podcast

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on the Coffee House podcast to discuss the NHS deficit. In the interview Kate argues that a cash injection may help in the short term but not the long term. The way the demographics are moving in the UK, there is always going ... Continue reading
31 May 2018
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NHS needs wholesale reform, not arbitrary injections of cash

25 May 2018
Healthcare

NHS needs wholesale reform, not arbitrary injections of cash

Mark Littlewood comments in The Telegraph

Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in The Telegraph on Jeremy Hunt's call for increased taxation to fund the NHS. If the Government is serious about solving the problems the NHS faces, they should be looking at wholesale reform of the centralised system, not throwing arbitrary amounts of taxpayers' ... Continue reading
25 May 2018
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The NHS is broken and more money isn’t the answer

24 May 2018
Healthcare

The NHS is broken and more money isn’t the answer

Kate Andrews writes for The Spectator

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Spectator following calls for increased taxation to fund the NHS. Even if public spending on the NHS were to increase to the levels recommended today by the IFS or IPPR, it would still be the sick system of Europe, ranking in ... Continue reading
24 May 2018
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NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

24 May 2018
Healthcare

NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

IEA responds to calls for increased taxation to fund the NHS

Commenting on calls for tax rises to pay for the NHS, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “How much more tax are the British public expected to pay to cover up for a fundamentally broken healthcare system? Even if public spending on the NHS were to increase to the levels recommended ... Continue reading
24 May 2018
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Tapping in to accumulated housing wealth to pay for social care is practical

22 May 2018
Healthcare

Tapping in to accumulated housing wealth to pay for social care is practical

Dr Steve Davies appears on BBC Radio Kent

Dr Steve Davies, Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on BBC Radio Kent to discuss how we should pay for social care. In the interview Steve argues that we are going to have to do something in this area because we've got an ageing population and we've got an enormous ... Continue reading
22 May 2018
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