Discussing CHPI’s recent screening of ITV’s “Bodies of Evidence” – an uncomfortable documentary covering the activities of the convicted breast surgeon Ian Paterson.
Read MoreAccountability is a central principle for ensuring that provision of health and social care is effective and in line with the public interest. The past decade has seen the redrawing of many channels of accountability in the course of restructuring of health and social care provision. CHPI has worked to track and scrutinize these changes in an effort to ensure that this principle is upheld.
Despite promises to the contrary, NHS England still hasn’t even attempted to be transparent about its last round of contracts with the private sector.
Read MoreThis analysis maps the network of joint venture businesses between NHS medical consultants and private healthcare companies.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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To avoid unnecessary future deaths we must ensure that coroners’ warnings about the NHS are heeded
Read MoreRoger Kline writes about the vital role of whistleblowers in the NHS.
Read MoreOur take on the latest CQC report on Independent Acute Hospitals.
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