Further NHS amazement

Expert questions whether NHS can be transformed without further upheaval.

Two ideas have taken hold in English health policy, a conference at the health policy think tank the King’s Fund in London was told on 4 February. Unfortunately, they contradict each other. While there is agreement that the health and social care system needs major reform, there is equally strong agreement that another major reorganisation must at all costs be avoided. After the trauma of the 2...

Further Investingation in Conditional Probability

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NHS direct.

A s recognised by the National Audit Office, in just five years, NHS Direct has established an impressive track record for customer satisfaction and patient safety, empowering patients to make better informed choices about their own healthcare. It has also clearly identified its potential to contribute to wider developments in the NHS. Building on this success the government is investing in NHS...

Morality and Markets in the NHS

Since its establishment in 1948, the history of the National Health Service (NHS) has been characterized by organisational turbulence and system reform. At the same time, progress in science, medicine and technology throughout the western world have revolutionized the delivery of healthcare. The NHS has become a much loved, if much critiqued, national treasure. It is against this backdrop that ...

What do NHS staff think about the NHS?