Difficulties in obtaining complete and reliable data from STP teams regarding transition planning reflect the inherently unaccountable nature of the STPs themselves.
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.
This briefing note shows that only by injecting a substantial amount of public funds into the care system will social care become a service which enhances the lives and independence of our older people. Capping care costs would benefit a relatively small number of people and would have little impact on either the quality or the availability of care.
Read MoreThis note compares the main health policies in the 2017 election manifestos of the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democratic Party.
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After the breast surgeon was sentenced to 15 years for performing unnecessary operations on cancer patients, Colin Leys considers what the inevitable inquiry could mean for private hospitals.
Read MoreEllen Stewart appraises public involvement in the Scottish NHS.
Read MoreProfessor Mark Button and Dr Martin Tunley examine whether there is enough action on fraud.
Read MoreCHPI talks about a missed opportunity by the Government to tackle fraud in the Care Bill.
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This report warns that the introduction of greater use of for profit providers of healthcare services as a result of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act is likely to substantially increase the amount of healthcare fraud in the NHS.
Read MoreThis analysis argues that this Government’s NHS reform has created great uncertainty surrounding who makes health policy – raising important questions about who can or should decide the future of healthcare in England.
Read MoreTamasin Cave finds that the Transparency of Lobbying Bill would do nothing to expose the influence of commercial health lobbyists while stifling democratic campaigning.
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How an argument between the chair of HSCIC (now NHS Digital) and the Home Office / DoH called into question the HSCIC’s trustworthiness as guardian of the personal details of every NHS patient in England.
Read MoreThe idea that more competition would improve the NHS is history. But what are the challenges for an approach based on partnership and collaboration?
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