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Responding to the news that the NHS has appointed a "Head of Flexible Working" in a bid to encourage more part-time work in the health service, Associate Director Kate Andrews argued that changes in flexible work must happen organically, when the sector is fully braced for change. “As every party pledges billions more to fund ... Continue reading

Interest from American companies in removing barriers to buying and selling across the Atlantic "should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat" to the NHS, says Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Writing his fortnightly column in The Times, Mark highlights the benefits of buying NHS drugs and general equipment from ... Continue reading

Mark Littlewood, the IEA's Director General was quoted in The Telegraph in response to Labour plan's to outspend the Conservatives on the NHS by £6 billion a year. Mark warned that Labour's plans were "not costed, not responsible, and crucially are not going to cure the health system’s long-term ails" and "simply  will result in ... Continue reading

"The structure of the NHS is fundamentally outdated and no amount of money is going to get the health system to function and operate at the level patients deserve", says Mark Littlewood, IEA Director-General. Read the full piece here.... Continue reading

Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, is quoted in City A.M. in response to the Labour Party's announcement of an additional £26bn funding for the NHS. Mark said spending “endless billions of pounds” was unsustainable when "the structure of the NHS is fundamentally outdated and no amount of money is going to ... Continue reading

"The endless billions of pounds that are being pledged to the National Health Service in this election cycle" are irresponsible and uncosted, says Mark Littlewood, IEA Director-General. Quoted in the Daily Express, Mark says the NHS needs fundamental structural reform to improve health outcomes, which lag behind many other countries on international comparisons. Read the ... Continue reading

Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, is quoted by the Evening Standard in response to Labour's £26bn spending pledge for the NHS. Mark makes the point that the NHS has some of the highest rates of avoidable deaths in Western Europe and "no amount of money is going to get the health ... Continue reading