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Author: Deborah Harrington

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How much of the NHS in England has already been privatised?

October 8, 2019April 28, 2021 - by Deborah Harrington - 5 Comments.

  The question, ‘How much of the NHS has already been privatised?’ popped up in a Facebook group this week (it’s a frequently asked question). The answer that Deborah gave …

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Democracy / Health

Don’t pop the champagne yet: why leaked Downing Street proposals won’t ‘rein in’ the private sector in the NHS

September 29, 2019September 30, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - Leave a Comment

There’s been some furore and debate created by a Guardian article on 25 September “NHS privatisation to be reined in under secret plan to reform care”, though it must be …

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We need to talk about ‘Integrated Care’ in the NHS

June 14, 2019January 30, 2021 - by Deborah Harrington - 5 Comments.

  Integrated Care is the most recent re-naming of Accountable Care: the system currently being implemented in the NHS in England and which is derived from the US. This blog …

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Health

Corporate takeover of the NHS? Move on, no comment, nothing to see here.

May 13, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - 1 Comment

  This article, written by Public Matters’ Deborah Harrington and Jessica Ormerod, was first published on Friday 10 May in openDemocracy under the title ‘The latest multi-billion pound move in …

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All Party Parliamentary Group Health in All Policies Written Submissions to 2019 Inquiry into Welfare Reform & Work Act (2016)

April 9, 2019August 13, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - Leave a Comment

Submissions for written evidence closed on 22 March 2019. The following submissions were received. Click on the names for PDFs. 14 February 2019 Karen Taylor John Kierans Michelle Smith Jan …

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Another ‘fudge’ for the NHS as Simon Stevens takes over NHS Improvement

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - 2 Comments.

On Friday 1 March, Alastair McLellan, editor of the HSJ tweeted “OK HEALTH POLICY WORLD – ARE YOU SITTING DOWN? If not, I suggest you do.” This was followed by …

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Democracy / Health / Resources

Aneurin Bevan’s 1952 essay on the NHS – Chapter 5 of ‘In Place of Fear’

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - 3 Comments.

If you have never read Chapter 5 of Bevan’s set of essays written in 1952, In Place of Fear, you should. It is essential reading for two very important reasons: …

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Democracy / Health

Privatisation from the top-down: the corporate sector and decision-making

June 5, 2018February 6, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - 1 Comment

Recent months have seen three debates in parliament about NHS privatisation. The first in Westminster Hall (23 April) the second and third in the Commons, on Subsidiary Companies (20 March) …

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Fighting for the NHS: JR4NHS press release

May 21, 2018February 6, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - Leave a Comment

We are adding our voices to the call for NHS campaigners to be outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week, 9am, Wednesday and Thursday, 23 & 24 May to …

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Democracy / Economy / Health

The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance

March 29, 2018February 6, 2019 - by Deborah Harrington - 12 Comments.

There are pressing reasons for understanding a bit about how our tax system works and very specifically what National Insurance is. NI is used as successive governments’ tax increase of …

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