While shortages of PPE and ventilators have been at the top of the agenda during this pandemic, this has “masked … Continue reading “Fast-acting reforms are needed to future-proof the nation’s clinical workforce”

Summary Shortages of PPE and ventilators have overshadowed shortages of doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet when normality returns and … Continue reading “Is there a doctor in the house?”

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”

One trend that has accelerated since the pandemic is the belief that government has the answer to all our problems, … Continue reading “The resurrection of old-fashioned Keynesian ideas may prove very difficult to reverse”

Responding to the news that the UK has signed a Free Trade Agreement with Japan, IEA Academic and Research Director … Continue reading “UK-Japan trade deal will ‘create jobs’ and drive down prices for consumers, says IEA expert”

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of increased support for businesses and workers hit by Covid-19 restrictions, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood … Continue reading “IEA responds to Chancellor’s announcement of increased support for businesses and workers”

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”

“Those who are the hardest hit [by lockdown] have the weakest voice while those with the least to lose have … Continue reading “The real divide is between those who have safe jobs and those who don’t”

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”