“The strategy of government ministers has been obvious. Starve the NHS of vital cash and resources then force patients to … Continue reading “A pluralistic and competitive healthcare system wouldn’t require a revolution”

Hinchingbrooke hospital has had a history of ups and downs. In the 2000s, it lost control of its finances, running … Continue reading “Yes, of course private businesses can run acute hospitals”

The Economist, 11 April 2020 With the 2020 General Election less than four weeks away, this special edition and the … Continue reading “An article from an unlikely future. Part 1: Healthcare”

The sham debate about the spectre of ‘NHS privatisation’ has come back with such a vengeance this year, you’d be … Continue reading “How our tax system discriminates against private health insurance”

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”

Nigel Lawson once said that the NHS is the closest thing the English have to a religion. Of course, we … Continue reading “Some Christian objections to the NHS”

Digital governance has revolutionised the NHS. While progress has been slow and very expensive, underpinning the progress is the ease … Continue reading “Is state-funded healthcare the best we can hope for?”

Many years ago I was in hospital for a minor operation. The tiny ward had room for four but there … Continue reading “The NHS should be financing a campaign for private hospitals”

The Liberal Democrats recently became the first major political party to endorse fully the right of patients to top-up their National … Continue reading “Top-up insurance: a way out of the healthcare rationing trap”