As Americans hotly debate radical reform of their healthcare systems I consider the contradictions within the UK’s NHS brought about by introducing the ideology of the market.
A great idea a life saving service, which is a victim of its own success!
The "All you can eat" restaurant business model is currently hot business throughout the UK. What does this mean for the nation’s waistline?
Imagine you are Minister of Health in a new government which is eager to reorganize its departments; Whose priorities would you consider? The patient’s needs and preferences? The doctor’s desire to work where it is convenient for him to work? The administrator’s need to keep down costs? Or the community’s need to keep friends and relatives close by them when sick and not send them to hospital?
Are Government Targets Undermining the Fight Against Hospital Superbugs?
According to revised data, obesity levels are levelling off in children. Still we need to do more to preserve our kids from falling victims to health related problems later in life.
This article explains in plain language the facts about coeliac disease. There is information on all the gluten free foods available on line and in the local supermarkets. There are links to several sites including Coeliac UK which is very imforative on all aspects relating to coeliac. This article’s intention is to soften the blow after someone has being diagnosed with the condtion.
As another person dies as a result of bureaucratic red tape we need to ask what kind of a system allows this to occur.
Gareth Anderson, 19, was denied a liver transplant when he was affected with liver failure about three weeks ago. Is that really fair that he chose to drink and he is facing its consequences or should medical care be given to one and all? A debate…
A report on planned closures for local GP surgeries under New Labour, and new government plans for the formulation of new “polyclinics”.
