In the midst of a lethal pandemic, the government controversially axed the main public health body (Public Health England) and announced the creation of yet another bureaucracy, designed by management consultants with no expertise in public health. History shows that without a clear overarching strategy and laws, these ad hoc reforms are likely to further hamper the UK’s ability to protect the population.
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David sets out worries about how coronavirus is being used to suspend or ignore safeguards designed to protect the public interest. Originally posted in OpenDemocracy
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David considers the recommendations of the Cumberlege review in BMJ Opinion
Read MoreCHPI Director David Rowland writes for LSE Policy & Politics about the urgency of a more co-ordinated response in the highly fragmented social care sector.
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Policy makers have known about the likelihood and impact of a virus like COVID-19 for many years. And yet the risks to population health have barely received a mention in long-term planning for the NHS over the last decade.
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This report finds that reforms made to the NHS following the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 have impacted upon its ability to deal effectively with a possible flu pandemic.
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In light of the care home chain Four Seasons going into administration , CHPI Director David Rowland looks at the failure of the regime designed to prevent such situations, as well as the cause of the collapse.
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In the run up to the December 2019 election ─ held at a time when the NHS and social care are typically under strain ─ CHPI Director David Rowland outlines a number of key policies that the party manifestos should include if the various crises in the sector are to be addressed by the next government.
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In this piece for LSE Politics & Policy, David explains how flaws in the presentation of data on NHS expenditure prevent policymakers from having a clear understanding of where money within the system is going.
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In this piece, published today in BMJ Opinion, CHPI Director David Rowland sets out how he sees the Paterson Inquiry’s report as yet another missed opportunity to tackle the systemic patient safety risks which lie at the heart of the private hospital business model.
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This report looks into how the private hospital sector uses financial incentives to attract NHS consultants to work for them.
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As the political crisis tips over into a full blown constitutional crisis, the NHS in England remains highly susceptible to the ditching of constitutional conventions.
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