How much can the NHS afford to spend to save a life or avoid a severe disability? Lancet 1985; i: 280-1.How much can the NHS afford to spend to save a life or avoid a severe disability? Lancet. 1985 Feb 2; 1 (8423):280–282....
When something is broken, the boldest reforms can often seem the most tempting. Some want to overhaul the NHS’s funding model, switching from a system funded by taxation to one based on social insurance, as in France or Germany. Others mull the case for much wider use of means-tested ch...
Thanks to the NHS, the cost of having a baby in a hospitalcan be free, including all antenatal, birth and post-natal care. That being said, the average out of pocket costs of a baby in the UK in its first month isover £500, and about £11,500 in the first year according to...
So, does the answer to the question of how much to spend on the NHS reduce to a party political beauty contest based on manifesto promises and the outcome of general elections? In part it does of course. But this doesn't really answer the question. Rather, it shifts its location to dec...
As for our mortgage, nothing should change in 2023. It will go slightly lower yearly since we do some direct amortization, but not much. We can also take a look at some individual expenses. Health 3436 CHF (-31%) Last year, we had big health bills for the baby, so they went back ...
The NHS turned 70 this year. Much of the coverage of the anniversary highlighted how the health service is facing unprecedented challenges: a shortage of clinicians, an ageing population prone to ever more ailments, and ongoing public health challenges from poor nutrition to air pollution. ...
Yet so flawed is the narrative that even this vast propaganda expenditure and its attendant relentless psychological blitz has not been enough to sell it to much of the populace, who remain resolutely skeptical, suspicious or scathing and determined not to touch the the sin...
Those borrowers looking to remortgage this year on a longer-term fixed deal will find the average overall five-year fixed rate is much higher than it was back in May 2020, which was 2.35%. "As a flurry of lenders move to reduce their fixed mortgage rates, it could be a suitable time ...
The cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss the plans before it is sent to parliament, where it will likely be the subject of lengthy discussion. "This proposal is about living better, working less and being much more productive and more efficient economically," labour minister Yolanda Diaz, who...
Sleeping a solid 8 hours isn't the whole story and the quality of your sleep might matter more. But what does sleep quality mean and how can we measure it? Why your chronotype is key to figuring out how much sleep you need Is 8 hours of sleep really the right amoun...