Tag Archives: NHS Confederation

First impressions of an NHS conference

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Julia Manning

Guest Blog by Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations, Independent Age Older people, as we know, are huge users of the NHS. People aged 65 or over account for one in six of the population but one in two hospital … Continue reading →

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Nursing in an ageing society

Posted on February 20, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

20th February 2013, by Margit Physant, Policy Adviser – Health and Wellbeing, Age UK. First published in “Too posh to wash? Reflections on the future of nursing” The ageing population has implications for healthcare, and for nursing in particular. There are now more … Continue reading →

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It’s rubbish to say the NHS won’t be National

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Julia Manning

Philip Stephens (FT) and a few others on TV are claiming that the proposed NHS reforms mean that the ‘National’ is being taken out of the NHS. This is scaremongering and just plain wrong. What makes the NHS ‘National’? The … Continue reading →

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