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Four ideas to reduce the pressure on A&E departments

14 January 2015
Healthcare

Four ideas to reduce the pressure on A&E departments

Ryan Bourne
14 January 2015
Last week, dreadful headlines and stories on A&E waiting times dominated the front pages of almost every national newspaper. If … Continue reading “Four ideas to reduce the pressure on A&E departments”

A&E crisis highlights need for a more subsidiary healthcare system

8 January 2015
Healthcare

A&E crisis highlights need for a more subsidiary healthcare system

Kristian Niemietz
8 January 2015
In the early 2000s, long waiting times at Accident and Emergency departments were commonplace. About one in five patients was … Continue reading “A&E crisis highlights need for a more subsidiary healthcare system”

Eight proposals for a less irrational healthcare debate

5 April 2013

Eight proposals for a less irrational healthcare debate

Kristian Niemietz
5 April 2013
Critics of the NHS often find it frustrating how emotional many otherwise completely reasonable people become when it comes to … Continue reading “Eight proposals for a less irrational healthcare debate”

Does competition in the NHS work?

29 March 2012

Does competition in the NHS work?

Gabriel H. Sahlgren
29 March 2012
In the debate over proposed market reforms in the NHS, opinions are plentiful but few commentators back up their opinions … Continue reading “Does competition in the NHS work?”

The NHS: serving sub-standard care one meal at a time

22 February 2011

The NHS: serving sub-standard care one meal at a time

Nick Hayns
22 February 2011
Last night’s really rather depressing Dispatches programme, on Channel 4, ended with a rousing signal to arms, a clarion call … Continue reading “The NHS: serving sub-standard care one meal at a time”

The Government’s NHS reforms are merely reorganising a failed model, when radical surgery is really required

17 December 2010

The Government’s NHS reforms are merely reorganising a failed model, when radical surgery is really required

Philip Booth
17 December 2010
The Government is pressing ahead with another reorganisation of the National Health Service. It is unlikely this reordering of our … Continue reading “The Government’s NHS reforms are merely reorganising a failed model, when radical surgery is really required”

Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America

10 February 2010

Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America

Richard Wellings
10 February 2010
The pioneers of Britain’s welfare state may have had good intentions. By founding the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, … Continue reading “Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America”

Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America

10 February 2010

Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America

Richard Wellings
10 February 2010
The pioneers of Britain’s welfare state may have had good intentions. By founding the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, … Continue reading “Britain’s NHS nightmare: a warning to America”

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