Privatisation of NHS prescribing

Peterborough Hospital, the NHS and Britain's privatisation racket

Benefits of non-medical prescribing within an NHS podiatry service

Method A comprehensive history was taken initially and then a draft Clinical Management Plan (CMP) was produced during the patient’s podiatry appointment. The CMP was then discussed and agreed at the patient’s multidisciplinary foot clinic appointment. The patient’s medication, compliance and supply prescriptions are checked during their followup uniprofessional podiatry appointments. All presc...

The information age and its effects on NHS prescribing decisions

10 z Prescriber January 2015 prescriber.co.uk Published in January 1957, the first comprehensive study of NHS prescribing was undertaken by JP Martin of the London School of Economics.1 In a historical background to his book, Mr Martin argued that the period 1900–48 was ‘epoch making’ because of the introduction of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), which both raised the status of general pra...

Prescribing incentive schemes in two NHS regions: cross sectional survey.

accident and emergency departments in east London: the contribution of practice organization, population characteristics, and distance. J Health Serv Res Policy 1997;2:6-13. 3 Morgan K, Prothero D, Frankel S. The rise in emergency admissions: crisis or artefact? Temporal analysis of health services data. BMJ 1999;319:158-9. 4 Meggs MJ, Czaplijski T, Benson T. Trends in emergency department util...

Privatisation of teaching hospitals.

Australia's major academic health centres not only provide excellent healthcare, but are also involved in one of the most important aspects of the healthcare system -the training of our future health professionals. Most teaching hospitals are also involved in basic and clinical research, and many have major research institutes on their campuses. This symbiosis of healthcare, research and traini...