On 24 November, the IEA hosted a webinar entitled “Is there a doctor in the house? Plugging the gaps in … Continue reading “Can we avert a staffing crisis in the NHS?”

Summary Health systems in Western countries are plagued by inefficiency and low productivity growth. Without reform, their funding is likely … Continue reading “The Henry Fords of Healthcare”

Ahead of the NHS’s 72nd anniversary on Sunday, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “As the NHS turns 72, chances of reform are “remote””

Continued from Part 2   After an attempt to nationalise the health sector failed miserably in 1946-48, Britain seemingly returned … Continue reading “An alternative history: Britain without the NHS (Part 3)”

Long before the EU referendum, Eurosceptics and Europhiles used to disagree over whether there is such a thing as a … Continue reading “Universal healthcare without the NHS: a preface of sorts”

Every 14 July, France commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which kick-started the French Revolution. ‘Bastille Day’ is not just … Continue reading “The NHS ‘founding myth’: It never happened in the way we think it happened”

What is the future of the NHS? As part of our Paragon Initiative, the IEA hosted a panel discussion to … Continue reading “Panel Discussion: The Problems Facing the NHS (Video)”

“New Labour officially dead and buried”, tweeted Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil as the Labour leadership election results came in. … Continue reading “Labour has rejected its own legacy of NHS reform – with sad implications for patients”

The economic case for user charges in healthcare is easily explained. A well-designed system of charges for people accessing services … Continue reading “Charging for healthcare: Why it need not be politically toxic”