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 looks into how the private hospital sector uses financial incentives to attract NHS consultants to work for them.
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This report analyses five options available to policy makers to address the problems caused by existing PFI schemes.
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The opaque financial structure of the major care home groups means that they are more vulnerable to collapse and enable hidden profits to leak out.
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The government’s recent deal with private hospitals, who will provide their beds and staff to help the NHS cope with coronavirus, has been framed as a significant boost for the NHS. But the larger benefits are arguably for the private hospitals themselves and their lenders and landlords, who in effect have received a bailout from the government at a time of crisis.
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Circle’s lawsuit against an NHS CCG illustrates the flaws in financially comparing private and NHS providers.
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This report identifies where each pound that goes into the care home industry ends up by using a forensic study of the accounts of over 830 adult care home companies. If finds significant levels of leakage of money from front-line care, including to profit, rental bills and debt repayments.
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This briefing summarises the key forces determining the price and availability of new medicines in the NHS.
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The NHS’s persistent dependence on migrant labour is a reflection of the structure of the wider UK economy.
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As the NHS turns 70 there is great interest in comparisons between the NHS and other health systems, but what key points need to be kept in mind?
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What is the basis for imposing a windfall tax on PFI operating companies and what sum could be reasonably expected?
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Difficulties in obtaining complete and reliable data from STP teams regarding transition planning reflect the inherently unaccountable nature of the STPs themselves.
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