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

October 8, 2019April 28, 2021 - by Deborah Harrington - 6 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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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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Dear Dr Williams, Primary Care Networks aren’t really nationalising GPs, are they?

May 14, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - Leave a Comment

On Wednesday 8 May The Guardian published an article by Dr Paul Williams MP ‘As a doctor, I say it’s time to nationalise GP surgeries’. As a patient, Public Matters’ …

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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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A Cautionary Tale for our Times

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - Leave a Comment

‘Back to the Thirties’ by Charles Webster (previously Director, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford).   First published in September 1984 in the public health journal Radical Community Medicine, this essay reflects many …

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Rinse and Repeat: The sequel to the 5 Year Forward View

January 25, 2019February 6, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - 2 Comments.

The NHS’ Long Term Plan was published by NHS England on 7 January 2019. It sets out the next 10 years of NHS healthcare in England. But it was the …

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NHS Commissioning Support Units: the public sector beyond scrutiny

December 4, 2018February 6, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - 1 Comment

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 removed the responsibility for providing the NHS from the Secretary of State for Health. Commissioning of services was handed over to a new …

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The Price of Compassion

November 21, 2018February 6, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - Leave a Comment

On Saturday 17 November Public Matters took part in a workshop on the NHS for the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) bootcamp. Also on the panel was James Skinner from Medact who talked …

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The World Transformed – Seven Minutes To Save The NHS

October 18, 2018February 5, 2019 - by Jessica Ormerod - Leave a Comment

This is a talk given by Public Matter’s Deborah Harrington at an NHS event held jointly by NEON (New Economics Organisers Network) and Health Campaigns Together for The World Transformed …

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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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