The Recession: The Impact on the NHS and Medical Students
How has health policy been shaped in recent times? How will the recession affect the NHS and healthcare globally? Can medical students make a difference?
YCFM Introductory Session Briefing: 'The Recession: The Impact on the NHS and Medical Students'
The scale of the challenge
Nigel Edwards, Director of Policy and Communications, NHS Confederation
Nigel Edwards, Director of Policy and Communications, NHS Confederation
The clinical and managerial response
Professor Aidan Halligan, Director of Education, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust (former deputy CMO)
Professor Aidan Halligan, Director of Education, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust (former deputy CMO)
Recommended reading
- Budget 2010 - Securing the recovery. Her Majesty's Treasury. March 2010.
- Expert's guide to saving money in health. Cook, S. BMJ 2010;340:c1281
- Can we make cuts that will not harm healthcare? BMJ 2010; 340: c1258.
- McKinsey cost-saving proposals focus on waste in acute sector. Gainsbury, S. Health Service Journal , September 3 2009.
- NHS Confederation.
- NHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas? Edwards, N. Health Service Journal, 8 April 2010.
- The importance of values in health care. Halligan, A. J R Soc Med. 2008;101:480-481