Thursday 26 March 2015

NHS reform: what next for the world’s best health system?

NHS reform: what next for the world’s best health system?Despite the pressures of an ageing population and scant resources, the NHS is the envy of many. Yet the three main parties agree it must adapt to survive. How do they see its future?

The National Health Service has been judged the best health system in the world. It’s certainly the issue which matters most to voters, the opinion polls tell us. But what will the NHS look like in the years to come? How will it cope in the face of an ageing population and unprecedented funding pressures?

With NHS England’s own estimates suggesting there will be a cash shortfall of up to £30bn a year by 2020, making the NHS fit for the future is an urgent priority. In advance of the general election, politicians from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour set out their competing visions for the health service at the Guardian’s health hustings debate. Continue reading... The Guardian

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