Tag Archives: NHS
Our NHS, our thoughts
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by chiantichiara.
It has been in the news almost since the day the coalition came into power, but despite the best and very vocal efforts of particular politicians, certain members of the Lords, particular factions of the larger professional bodies and the “Block the Bill” campaigners, the Health and Social Care Bill seems, finally, to be happening. [...]
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People have good ideas too
Posted on 23. Aug, 2011 by chiantichiara.
While the dust is settling on Tottenham, Clapham, Hackney, Brixton and the other areas worst hit by the recent riots, the public debate as to how we got to where we are today, and what can be done about it, still rages on. I remember saying to my boyfriend, as we watched the events unfold [...]
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I have a dream
Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by balletfanatic.
…where every doctor and every patient realises that they are partners in providing the best healthcare solution for the individual. At the recent Doctors 2.0 & You meeting, in Paris, it was revealed by Denise Silber, Basil Strategies, that just 31% of doctors globally currently see patients as partners in their own care. However the [...]
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They say a week in politics is a long time…
Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by chiantichiara.
…and the past 48 hours has certainly proved that to be true. Within hours of the Future Forum announcing their recommendations further to the White Paper listening exercise, the Government has accepted the key changes and will make major concessions to the Health Bill. Although apparently not a ‘U-turn’, this is certainly is a major coup. [...]
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GUEST POST: Straight talking on NHS funding
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by neilcrump.
We asked Jamie Holyer, MD of our public affairs partner Advocate, to assess the first few days of government and forecast what this means for medicine funding. Here is what he had to say… After what has been one of the most interesting few weeks in Westminster that anyone can remember the stark reality of the [...]
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A dog’s life for NHS funding
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Claire.
Our new Tory Liberal coalition Government has today announced their health policy, the focus of which is to maintain NHS spending with real term increases. The media reports that this will keep the budget in line with inflation at the current £100 billion annual spend. So as anticipated, the NHS will no longer grow at [...]
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Give the NHS credit where it is due
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Claire.
As a huge fan of the NHS and all it stands for, I was delighted to see that the Financial Times last Friday acknowledged that the NHS in England has hit most of its waiting list targets for hospital treatment – targets which were thought to be extremely ambitious when first set by the Government [...]
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Better safe than sorry
Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by chiantichiara.
I read an interesting letter in The Times about the negative consequences of the NHS Breast Screening Programme. To be honest, I was slightly taken aback by the title as I didn’t think there was anything downbeat that could be said of a service that saves 1,400 lives every year. However, according to a group [...]
