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Fears raised free NHS will come to an end
Professor Health Policy Peter Bradshaw on the concerns that the NHS in England will no longer be free at the point of use within 10 years. Can this ever be fair? “The Nuffield Trust is an...
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A&E waiting in England worst for a decade
Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw on the surge in demand on the NHS and its inability to cope with the extra pressure. The surge in demand on the NHS The rhetoric and reality of the NHS make...
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Savile: Why the risks are real in today’s NHS
Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw on why it is easy to say Jimmy Savile’s abuse of patients, staff and visitors on NHS premises would not happen in today’s health service but in fact the risks...
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GPs offered ‘new deal’ if they agree seven-day opening
Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw on the recent news that the government is promising a “new deal” for GPs in England – if they sign up to seven-day opening. So there is nothing new then? Mr...
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NHS and care sector: Safety a ‘big concern’ in England
Emeritus Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw comments on the mid-term report issued by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of which inspectors are warning that safety across the NHS and care...
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Spending Review: Osborne outlines NHS spending
Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw comments on George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his proposed NHS spending in the Autumn Statement. In the Chancellor’s Spending Review...
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Adult social care outlook ‘bleak’, warns think tank
Professor of Psychiatry for Older Adults John Wattis comments on a dismal future for adult social care services in England following the Chancellor’s recent Spending Review. A Perfect Storm faces...
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The NHS – a question of capacity
Professor of Psychiatry for Older Adults John Wattis is from the University of Huddersfield. In light of the delay of his mother’s treatment when she had to go in to hospital recently, he talks about...
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Ministers consider council tax rise to cover social care funding
Professor of Health Policy Peter Bradshaw on the announcement that Ministers are considering a council tax rise to cover social care funding. “Before the Autumn Budget Statement there was reportedly...
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Hospital cuts planned in most of England
Peter Bradshaw is a Professor of Health Policy. Here he talk about the plans by NHS CEO Mr Simon Stevens to abolish the concept of the hospital bed as the principal unit of currency for acute NHS...
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