The NHS turned upside down
Andrew Lansley’s new White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ is being described as “the NHS turned upside down” by a leading health commentator.
Trevor Cheeseman
The Budget warnings for the NHS
Conservatives increase in real terms funding for NHS will be far short of the increases under Labour and will struggle to keep pace with the pressures of medical technology and an ageing population.
Coalition’s NHS vision: diluting standards and incentivising profit
Health Secretary Lansley is pushing ahead with dilution of NHS universal standards and promoting risky plans giving GPs total budget control to buy all NHS care.
Tories and the NHS: end of the phoney war?
There is a range of views amongst Tory MPs about the future of the NHS; the phoney war during the election is likely to turn into something much more visceral.
Political parties must “rise up” against inequality
As political parties prepare their manifestos, the Marmot review into tackling health inequality is timely. They should all “rise up” against inequalities.
Green new deal
We need a Green New Deal – funding domestic and industrial renewal energy capacity, public transport works and additional eco-housing capacity – to sustain economic recovery whilst combining collective and green values at the heart of government. And of course 50%test
Tory A-Lister’s big health charging idea
Tory A-Lister Julia Manning advocates charging for “lifestyle” illnesses. Does this represent the thin end of the wedge for Tory NHS charges?
New decade; same message: the Tories’ manifesto for the NHS
Cameron’s NHS vision embraces “decentralisation, accountability and transparency”. But it misunderstands inequality and says nothing about standards.
Cameron’s health policy: naive and sinister
David Cameron claims to be the friend of the NHS. But the Conservative leader revealed his hand in last week’s health speech. His policy is naive and sinister.