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Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in The Telegraph on the story that an NHS Trust puts up posters reminding surgeons to check identity of patients before operating. In the article Kate argues that it's welcoming to see Oxfordshire hospitals taking steps to deliver more specialist staff training, to ... Continue reading

Kristian Niemietz, Head of Health and Welfare at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on BBC Radio Surrey to discuss the NHS on its 70th birthday. In the interview Kristian argues that in terms of health outcomes the NHS is consistently lagging behind comparable systems, especially in western Europe and other developed countries. The ... Continue reading

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for the Spectator's Coffee House on the NHS. Healthcare outcomes should be the focus of the discussion. By this measure, the NHS wildly underperforms compared to its European counterparts, ranking in the bottom third of international comparisons for health system performance. The UK ... Continue reading

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on BBC Newsnight to do her Viewsnight on the NHS. Given the NHS seems to be in a perpetual state of crisis, it is surprising that there is never any real appetite for reform. Most of the developed world offers universal access to ... Continue reading

New IEA briefing on the performance of the NHS has featured in The Sun. Fresh research today also reveals the NHS is lagging behind other European health services on survival rates and waiting times. If UK cancer patients were treated in Germany rather than here, more than 12,000 lives more would be saved each year. ... Continue reading

Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Times on the NHS ahead of it's 70th birthday. Supporters of the NHS who fear for its future see two problems with the present state of affairs — both of which, we are told, are entirely the fault of the Conservative Party. ... Continue reading

Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in the Epoch Times on the current system of the NHS. No other country in the world has adopted the NHS like-for-like. It is one of the most centralized systems in the world, that freezes out any market reforms or opportunity for patient ... Continue reading