The article presents the author's views on issues related to the ongoing funding crisis for the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. He opines on switching spending from private to public when the NHS is testing the tax limits. He comments that individuals or families pay about ...
Although taxation is arguably the most efficient funding mechanism, NHS expenditure is a political choice, say Anita Charlesworth and Karen Bloor In his landmark 1942 report, William Beveridge said that a comprehensive health service would "diminish disease by prevention and cure"1 and that costs wo...
So overall, as the Italian government—in common with many wealthy countries—struggles with health care funding, close to €1 billion could be saved every year in direct costs if a relatively small number of people made fairly straightforward changes. Save lives, save money A similar impact cou...
It will be cut from 9% to 8% on profits between £12,570 and £50,270. The 2% rate will remain the same over £50,270. Together the changes will mean an average total saving of around £350 for someone earning £28,000 a year, the government said. Mr Hunt said: "As pa...
Professionals were, however, cautious around the implementation of AFs into routine care and felt more research and discussion was needed to determine which AFs to offer, approaches to consent and communication of results, costs and the potential strain on NHS capacity and resources. Further ...
Encouraging alternatives to the car such as walking, cycling or public transport is a key cross-sector policy priority to promote population and planetary health. Individual travel choices are shaped by individual and environmental contexts, and changes in these contexts – triggered by key events –...
Data from the audit has informed policy initiatives within the NHS such as a national stroke strategy and the introduction of financial incentives linked to performance [12]. However, the role and impact of national audit in quality improvement in the community setting have yet to be established....
Being a medical professional in the UK is quite different to many other career sectors. There’s less moving from job to job and many people in the sector may find themselves working for the NHS for life. But that said, maintaining an up-to-date and well-written medical CV is a must....
The chancellor said he decided to make the pension changes following warnings from senior NHS clinicians that unpredictable pension tax charges were forcing them to leave the NHS early "just when they are needed most". Why is there a budget every year?
Yeah, lucky me. This was something we wrote about a lot in the lead-up to the election — sorry, to the Budget. So there are two changes, big changes to the fiscal rules. The first is that Rachel Reeves has moved to a current Budget rule, which is basically saying she’s gonna ba...