Shortages of PPE and ventilators have overshadowed shortages of doctors during this pandemic, but that could change when normality resumes; … Continue reading “UK faces imminent NHS staffing crisis, says new IEA research”

Of all the barriers to accessing essential medicines, policymakers too often overlook those the government itself imposes: unnecessary prescription requirements. … Continue reading “Abolish drug prescription requirements, and allow patients to self-medicate”

A lot has changed since the creation of the National Health Service in 1948. But our collective consciousness remains stuck … Continue reading “The NHS is not the saintly institution of the popular imagination”

Piers Morgan, Keir Starmer and several members of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) have called for a … Continue reading “Supporters of a ‘circuit breaker’ ignore the hardship this would cause”

The IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon joined critics of the government’s new proposals to shut thousands of pubs … Continue reading “‘Dodgy dossier’ behind pub rules ‘simply not good enough’”

The NHS Confederation this week raised concerns about the health service’s ability to cope with a second wave and a … Continue reading “Coronavirus highlights the shortcomings of the NHS”

Responding to the NHS Confederation’s latest report titled ‘NHS Reset’ on the need for reform post-pandemic, Dr Kristian Niemietz, IEA Head of Political … Continue reading “NHS in dire need of ‘system-level reform’ post-Covid”

“Pregnant women are not property, and society’s default shouldn’t be that individuals cannot make the “right” lifestyle choices even if … Continue reading “New NICE guidelines are a ludicrous form of maternity paternalism”

The Daily Express has run a news piece on the IEA’s recent briefing paper, You Had One Job. It described the report, … Continue reading “WHO and PHE were “distracted by their pet projects” and “dropped the ball” on Covid-19″