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S2E32: NHS, Good or Bad Thing?
A: Good ;)
The gang are finally reunited for the penultimate show of the series! This week we're celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS ("A slice of socialist utopia"); and calling out the usual torrent of Tory hypocrisy.
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Week in Bull***t / Right-Wing Watch
It's a bumper one this week, with Theresa May celebrating negotiating a soft Brexit with her cabinet as if it's something incredible, the Tories claiming EU laws for their own, and allying with far-right nationalists in the European Parliament.
As Rowan says... UKIP really f****d up the Conservative Party
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FEATURE
The NHS is 70 this week, and its too important a topic not to dive into. Warren worked in the health sector in a previous life - so he's taking us through some of the history of the NHS, it's achievements and challenges, its recent restructuring and under-funding by the Tory government, its relationship to the wider healthcare and public sector landscape, how it needs to change and why.
TL;DR - we need more funds for capital & transformation, primary & social care, and preventative interventions. We can fund this with a relatively small rise in taxes. We underspend on health and have a relatively low tax burden compared to OECD neighbours,
Handy little video on NHS restructuring:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/how-does-nhs-in-england-work
How the NHS plans to change:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-five-year-forward-view
The NHS' ranking amongst developed health systems:
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2017/jul/mirror-mirror-2017-international-comparison-reflects-flaws-and
Guardian review of the NHS:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/02/is-the-nhs-the-worlds-best-healthcare-system
Recent releases on the need to fund the NHS:
https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/R143.pdf
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/pm-letter-funding-settlement-nhs
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By Raj Thomas, Rowan Emslie and Warren Peace
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A: Good ;)
The gang are finally reunited for the penultimate show of the series! This week we're celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS ("A slice of socialist utopia"); and calling out the usual torrent of Tory hypocrisy.
___
Week in Bull***t / Right-Wing Watch
It's a bumper one this week, with Theresa May celebrating negotiating a soft Brexit with her cabinet as if it's something incredible, the Tories claiming EU laws for their own, and allying with far-right nationalists in the European Parliament.
As Rowan says... UKIP really f****d up the Conservative Party
___
FEATURE
The NHS is 70 this week, and its too important a topic not to dive into. Warren worked in the health sector in a previous life - so he's taking us through some of the history of the NHS, it's achievements and challenges, its recent restructuring and under-funding by the Tory government, its relationship to the wider healthcare and public sector landscape, how it needs to change and why.
TL;DR - we need more funds for capital & transformation, primary & social care, and preventative interventions. We can fund this with a relatively small rise in taxes. We underspend on health and have a relatively low tax burden compared to OECD neighbours,
Handy little video on NHS restructuring:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/how-does-nhs-in-england-work
How the NHS plans to change:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-five-year-forward-view
The NHS' ranking amongst developed health systems:
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2017/jul/mirror-mirror-2017-international-comparison-reflects-flaws-and
Guardian review of the NHS:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/02/is-the-nhs-the-worlds-best-healthcare-system
Recent releases on the need to fund the NHS:
https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/R143.pdf
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/pm-letter-funding-settlement-nhs
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