Policy papers and briefings

BMA discussion papers

Public and patient involvement in the NHS

Towards a model of healthcare delivery

The impact of polyclinics on family doctor services

An NHS constitution for England

A rational way forward for the NHS in England

Caring for the NHS: the BMA’s way forward

BMA Fact Sheets

• Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
• Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs)
• Polyclinics or commercially provided GP-led health centres
• Commissioning and the purchaser-provider split
• Impact of transforming community services
• The role/impact of competition and the market in the NHS
• The role/impact of the market in primary care/general-practice

Commissioning

The BMA provides evidence to the Health Select Committee inquiry into Commissioning (October 2009).

‘The commissioning or planning of patient care and services is a key function which needs to balance the population’s health needs with the finite resources that society is prepared to make available via taxes. Associating commissioning with ideological reforms or policies dilutes and subverts its core purpose, ultimately to the detriment of patient care.’ Read full evidence.

PFI

BMA provides evidence to the House of Lord’s Economic Affairs Committee enquiry into PFI

Cost of market reforms

This paper lists some of the many examples of taxpayers’ money being wasted on NHS market reforms.