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Question time: the future direction of the NHS
Thank you. And so to the questions. Johnny Marshall is the chief executive of the National Association for Primary Care (NAPC).
Jonathan Dimbleby
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I do not see a fundamental reason why we should not be able to sustain a free and comprehensive healthcare service. However, when you compare...
Andrew Lansley CBE MP
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Nurturing innovation in the NHS
18 January 2009
In 1948, when the National Health Service was born, its structures were designed to provide reliable and comprehensive medical treatment for everyone, dealing with health emergencies and one-off illness. Its remit was to deliver sound, adequate health care.
Sixty years on, in 2008, the report of Lord Darzi’s NHS review, High-Quality Care for All, spoke of driving the NHS towards completely reinventing itself. In this vision, decisions are made to improve quality, rather than minimise cost. It foresees models of patient-centred care that engage individuals in the long-term management of their own health, with clinicians on hand to advise, guide and support their choices.
The impact of these changes is expected to be profound, with patients and families diagnosing, monitoring and treating their own conditions, resulting in changes to the usual relationship between health professional and patient, and to the organisational structures of the NHS. It will be hugely different from the NHS of six decades ago, and it will be possible only if we develop new ways of working, new attitudes, new treatments – if we embrace innovation.
Immaculate conception
I'm going to film my son's birth and pitch it as a gritty, fly-on-the-wall piece to Channel 4.
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Dave Anderson MP, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on muscular dystrophy
Policy Forum Update
DebatesOn Tuesday 20th January, the Policy Forum hosted Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister for Public Health, Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Shadow Secretary for Health (Conservatives), and Norman Lamb MP, Shadow Secretary for Health (Liberal Democrats) at an exciting Question Time-style debate. Since then, all three panellists have kindly responded to the remaining submitted questions that we did not have time for on the day. Read their answers to the big questions facing the health sector today in the Debates section.
Features
The podcast of our recent high-profile event - 'The Future Direction of the NHS' - is now available. Hear from members from the three main political parties debate the most pressing healthcare issues of the day, with questions from the National Association for Primary Care, Atos Healthcare, Cancer Research UK and the Kidney Alliance amongst others.
Reports
Our most recent round table discussion - 'Does getting back to work have to be a pain?' - was held on Tuesday 17th February. The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP, Minister for Welfare and Employment, was joined by 12 distinguished panellists to debate the issues of chronic pain, incapacity benefit and worklessness. A highly topical issue, the round table examined current approaches to pain management, and asked what more can be done to help people get back into work following a period of incapacity. The special report from was published on Friday 27th February. Download the full report from the Reports section.
Health News
From eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform
Swine flu outbreak confirmed in Scotland
02/09/2010
New Report From CBI Says Innovation In Health Care Delivery Would Be More Efficient And Effective
02/09/2010
Devon Leads The Way In Mutualisation Of Health Care Says Minister
02/09/2010
Scottish Government Designes A Children's Summit To Improve Services For The Children Of Scotland
02/09/2010
Role of Social Worker Key In 40% Reduction of Violent Death Among Children Says LGA
02/09/2010
About Policy Forum
The healthcare sector is undergoing significant change both in the UK and across the world, and the impacts resulting from these changes are far-reaching. Opening up dialogue and generating discussion amongst a wide-range of stakeholders is crucial to managing this process and building sustainable and successful reform for the future.
The New Statesman & Pfizer Policy Forum programme aims to encourage such a dialogue, bringing together leading opinion formers from across industry, government, regulators, think tanks, academics, professional, patient and consumer groups and the media to discuss the big issues facing the healthcare sector today.
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