The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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The curious thing about health care systems worldwide is that they do not measure their ‘product’ or patient’s outcomes. Currently the UK NHS spends £100bn on health care but we do not know whether this makes patients better in terms of improved physical and psychological functioning.
The Blair-Brown reforms resulted in a 50 per cent increase in NHS funding with nearly one pound in ten being spent on health care. Much of the increased funding went into pay an…
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