Look After Our NHS

BMA chairman on BBC ‘Hard Talk’

HWright — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:35:30 +0000

Hamish Meldrum, Chairman of Council at the BMA, explains his concerns about market reforms on the BBC’s HardTalk programme.

Fears over £65bn ‘NHS mortgage’

HWright — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:06:43 +0000

BBC report on the impact of PFI on NHS hospitals

Will GPs soon be all that stands in the way of a privatised NHS?

HWright — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:18:08 +0000

Will the private sector cash in on the lack of management expertise of GP consortia?, asks GP magazine.

NHS trusts bid to attract more private patients

HWright — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:42:46 +0000

NHS trusts are preparing to treat more private patients following the announcement of the ban on the cap, reports the Guardian.

Tories say Labour wasted £300m on using private providers

HWright — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:56:30 +0000

The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has told the Observer that the NHS could have carried out work more efficiently than private providers.

Don’t go to market

HWright — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:32:56 +0000

BMA Chairman Hamish Meldrum writes about market reforms in the New Statesman.

Is Andrew Lansley’s brutal surgery really needed?

HWright — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:28:40 +0000

…asks Denis Campbell in the Observer.

Relax – these ‘new’ policies don’t spell the end of the NHS

HWright — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:40:53 +0000

The health white paper may mean a bigger role for the private sector, but not the end of the NHS, speculates Jeremy Laurance in the Independent.

Private firms scent big opportunity in NHS plans

HWright — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:43:44 +0000

“The US private health giant Humana is ready to cash in on government plans to open up the NHS to more private sector involvement,” reports the Guardian.

Handing over your health service

HWright — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:32:42 +0000

An article on NHS market reforms by Dr Jacky Davis.