How much of the NHS in England has already been privatised?
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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Don’t pop the champagne yet: why leaked Downing Street proposals won’t ‘rein in’ the private sector in the NHS
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
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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Corporate takeover of the NHS? Move on, no comment, nothing to see here.
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 …
Read MoreAll Party Parliamentary Group Health in All Policies Written Submissions to 2019 Inquiry into Welfare Reform & Work Act (2016)
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
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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Aneurin Bevan’s 1952 essay on the NHS – Chapter 5 of ‘In Place of Fear’
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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Privatisation from the top-down: the corporate sector and decision-making
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
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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The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance
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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