For a brief overview of the regulations and context, we publish here a short note from Lucy Reynolds. We published the full story on section 75 here.
An EU-US drive to harmonise services - particularly health - is critical to the NHS reforms. As the Trade Commission acknowledged, without the financial crash this would not have been possible. Britain's 'shock' programme continues.
Regulations laid last week will turn England's National Health Service into a competitive market. They appear to contradict assurances from the Coalition government on one of the most central elements of the Bill.
The failures uncovered by the Francis report go far beyond the compassion of individual nurses and managers, they are a clear warning sign on the dangers of turning a public health service into a competitive market. The British public can see it, why can't the government?
The denizens of the British State want to prevent their activities being judged in open court and will undermine a fundamental principle of the rule of law to have their way. If the Liberal Democrat leadership does not stop them there is no point in their party's existence.
Addressing the problem of middle Britain today will prove key to the future of the country and its politics. The Labour party has begun to recognise this, but what path will it take?
While the Baha Mousa inquiry "may have shone a torch into a dark corner", what is now before the court is more like "a stadium in which we will switch on the floodlights".
Romania is a country of attraction and danger for the British. Today it's contaminated slaughterhouses and the threat of a new influx of immigrants. But this discourse plays into a historical narrative that can be traced to the Nineteenth Century, Count Dracula and further back into the mists of t
City and Hackney GPs decided to take back responsibility for out-of-hours care but were overlooked in favour of Harmoni, the Care UK owned firm who have been accused of endangering patient safety and putting cost before clinical need. A local GP gives her account.
Why is Denmark involved in Mali? European leaders should clarify when, why and how to participate in military interventions and warfare abroad. Emerging security challenges in nearby neighbourhood regions, together with a waning Pax Americana, are obliging Europe to reconsider its future global ro
North West London NHS is planning to close the A&E departments at Charing X and Hammersmith Hospitals. This will mean that the hospitals will be downgraded and other vital services will close. See below for details on a protest march Saturday 16th Feb. Assemble: Lyric Square, King Street, Hammersm
In Britain a way of academic life is dying out. The research environment has changed. It demands 'impact', 'relevancy' and 'connection'. In this climate, dissenting voices are isolated, and compromised.
