Life or death? We must all decide

Article Abstract:

Decisions about medical treatments are becoming increasingly complicated as highly advanced, but also very expensive, drugs offer the potential to treat common conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. The UK government is extremely reluctant to admit that any form of rationing for these drugs could be introduced, preferring to emphasise that individual health authorities must decide how to spend their allocated funds. It is now time for the funding problems facing the National Health Service to be subject to full public debate, possibly persuading people that higher taxes are needed.

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No promises to keep the NHS fully funded

Article Abstract:

The UK Conservative and Labour parties both seem unwilling to make the funding of the National Health Service (NHS) a key issue in the run-up to the forthcoming general election. The NHS is currently facing a funding crisis, and this is set to get considerably worse. This will be the case even under a future Labour government, as the Labour party has committed itself to sticking to existing spending targets. However, it is likely that the Conservative and Labour parties would both make considerable efforts to prevent this collapse of the NHS if this were necessary.

Medical policy, Health policy

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Britain booms as the health service ails

Article Abstract:

There seem to be many clear signs that the UK is currently enjoying an economic boom. However, this is most unlikely to last very long. There is still a trend for the rich to become richer and the poor poorer, and public services remain seriously underfunded. There are particularly serious problems for the National Health Service, which is suffering from severe underfunding. Both the Conservative and Labour parties are unwilling to commit any more money to the National Health Service, but voters tend to be unaware of this.

Economic aspects

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