The NHS needs to stop repeating the same mistakes - here’s how Centralised control is back in fashion despite not having achieving the desired results before. A new website will help policymakers avoid the pitfalls of the past.
Health policy goes round in circles. In the words of ex-health secretary Stephen Dorrell, “there is nothing new under the sun in terms of the issues which health secretaries have to deal with.”That we are on such a policy hamster wheel may seem futile and depressing. But the silver lining is that such circularity provides a rich tapestry for politicians and policymakers to learn from when seeking to solve current NHS problems.
With this in mind, the Health Foundation, an independent charity working to improve the quality of healthcare in the UK, has created the Policy Navigator website as a tool to be used by policymakers and enthusiasts to see how our current policy landscape has developed and to provide insight from the past. The Navigator website seeks to build an accessible repository of health policy developments grouped by theme, including provider landscape, adult social care and integration, choice and competition and commissioning. Continue reading... The Guardian
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