‘Addiction to short-termism’ put NHS future at risk, warn think tanks

‘Addiction to short-termism’ put NHS future at risk, warn think tanks As the NHS turns 75, three major health and care research institutes have issued a stark warning that continued political short-termism will leave the NHS ‘unlikely to reach it’s centenary’.

The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund have written to the leaders of the three largest political parties in England stating: ‘75 years after its creation, the National Health Service is in critical condition. Pressures on services are extreme and public satisfaction is at its lowest since it first began to be tracked 40 years ago. Despite this, public support for the NHS as an institution is rock solid.’

See also:

• The NHS at 75: a letter to party leaders The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund
• The NHS at 75: what does the future hold? NHS Providers
• NHS 75: Happy birthday - but can it survive to 100? BBC News
• Inside the NHS at 75: ‘Used and abused, overworked and underpaid’ – video The Guardian
• NHS founder 'would turn in his grave' as service faces crisis at 75 The Guardian
• Most doctors think ministers want to destroy NHS, BMA boss says The Guardian
• NHS at 75: First NHS baby says service is 'creaking at the seams' Sky News
• NHS at 75: 90% of people don't think the service will improve with almost half saying it will get worse Sky News