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Guest Blogspot: Do private patients in the UK help or harm the NHS?
Private medicine like private education and first-class travel can stir up feelings of resentment between the “haves” and “have-nots”. A short blog like this one has no possibility of uniting stereotypical politicians from the left and right wings of politics. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Department of Health, Drugs, Elderly, GPs, Health Bill, Health Team, Healthcare, Hospitals, Inequality, mental health, NHS, Nursing, Patient choice, Patients, Pharma, Policy, Private, Research
Tagged 2020health, choice, Consultant, Cosmetic Surgery, Dental, Department of Health, Drugs, elderly, Gamma Knife, General practitioner, government, GP, GPs, health, Health Bill, Medical Insurance, medicine, mental health, National Health Service, NHS, outcomes, patient, Patients, pharmaceutical, Prescription Charge, Private Hospital, Private Medicine, Private Patient, Research
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Guest Blogspot: Management Priorities in the NHS under the Health and Social Care Act
Basic economics relating to the pressures on the NHS led to the need for reform culminating in the Health and Social Care Act. The financial challenges faced by any healthcare system are strongly influenced by rising life expectancy without a … Continue reading
Posted in Demand Reduction, Elderly, Employment, Health Bill, Healthcare, NHS, Policy, Private, Work
Tagged 2020health, care of elderly, demographic pressure, Department of Health, elderly, future of nhs, government, health, Health Bill, healthy lifestyle, life expectancy, National Health Service, NHS, nhs protest, nhs values, Old age, outcomes, patient, Patients
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Guest Blogspot: The NHS needs outstanding management as well as a legal framework, for example, to unlock the potential of the property portfolio.
The potential for improved efficiency in delivering effective healthcare within the framework of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is enormous. However, there will be no benefit without the management skills needed to take up the challenges. Many future … Continue reading
Posted in CCGs, Commissioning, competition, Department of Health, Election, Employment, GPs, Health Bill, Health Team, Healthcare, Hospitals, Information, NHS, Nursing, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020health, Commissioning, Department of Health, Drugs, elderly, General practitioner, GPs, health, Health Bill, National Health Service, NHS, Old age, outcomes, R&D, Responsibility in healthcare, Social Care
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Guest BlogSpot – Which Drugs are the Most Innovative?
Andrew Lansley has recently said: “I am determined that not only will we have a reimbursement price for medicines which reflects their benefit to patients, but also one which incentivises for innovation, and supports those new medicines which respond to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Lansley, Department of Health, Drugs, Emerging technologies, NHS, Policy, Research, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020health, breakthrough, Department of Health, drug pricing, Drugs, health, innovation, innovative, medicine, outcomes, patient, pharmaceutical, R & D, reimbursement, Research, unmet clinical need, unmet healthcare need, value-based pricing
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Readdressing the Balance
Last week the Marmot strategic review on health inequalities Fair Society, Healthy Lives was published. This highlighted the gross inequalities that still exist in our society and how life expectancies can vary dramatically because of the unfairness in access to … Continue reading
Coordination for mental health – will it work?
A coordinated announcement is expected today that brings together the Departments of Health, Work and Pensions, Justice, Home and Local Government on the subject of tackling mental health. As I write the details aren’t yet clear but the emphasis will … Continue reading
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