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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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Immunisation
24 January 2011
Vaccination and immunisation programmes over the past 60 years have transformed public health – and not just in the developed world. Modern, advanced research and increased understanding of the sub-cellular processes means that we are already able to foresee a wave of new vaccines that will help prevent complex diseases such as cancers as well as communicable infections.
However, with any health care issue, priorities, ethics and risks come to the fore. As science takes immunisation to a new level, will public caution and Treasury concerns combine to push new these developments aside?
This supplement aims to explore how immunisation fits with the priorities and architecture of the new NHS under the coalition government and how national public health issues, such as vaccination, will sit within an agenda that is based on choice and local devolution. Both challenges and the opportunities face health care professionals and those concerned about the future of public health and the role that vaccines could have in combating the perils of modern life.
NHS is heading for the "perfect storm"
Hamish Meldrum, head of the BMA, says Andrew Lansley is forcing unworkable, unprecedented “efficiency savings” on doctors — very much against their will.
The Politics Interview - Andy Burnham
Yes, the Lansley plans are unpopular. But what would Labour do differently? Rafael Behr meets Andy Burnham
Policy Forum Update
DebatesOn Thursday 29th April, the Policy Forum hosted Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Health, Mark Simmonds, Shadow Health Minister (Conservatives), and Norman Lamb MP, Shadow Spokesperson for Health (Liberal Democrats) at an exciting pre-election Question Time debate. The debate was chaired by Ed Stourton, Broadcaster and Writer.
Features
The film of our recent high-profile event - 'Taking Care of Health' - is now available on our You Tube channel. Hear from members from the three main political parties debate the most pressing healthcare issues of the day, with questions from Civitas, LSE, National Voices, Mind and The Royal College of Paediatrics amongst others.
Reports
Our most recent round table discussion - 'Nurturing Innovation in the NHS' - was held on Friday 11th December. Jim Easton, National Director for Improvement and Efficiency at the NHS, was joined by 6 distinguished panellists to debate the issues of innovation in the NHS; what it means, how receptive the NHS is to innovation and whether a tighter fiscal environment will drive or hinder innovation. The special report from was published on 18th January. Download the full report from the Reports section.
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About Policy Forum
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