News item after news item show us that the NHS is not coping. Today, >100,000 patients waited >2wks for a cancer referral. Last week, doctors were being ‘begged’ with offers of £95/h to fill rota gaps.
As healthcare professionals, we have a voice. We have the power to influence these processes of change. But what should we be asking and advocating for?
I don’t have the answers to such a complex problem. That’s why we chose this subject for Alma Mata’s next Global Health Advocacy seminar. We’ve lined up experts to take part in a panel discussion, to review our options – do we stick with a publically-funded NHS and push for increased resources, or do we seek a different model? – to help us to understand what’s going on, and how we can make sure that decisions affecting OUR healthcare system, OUR patients, aren’t made without us.
Next Thursday, 6p.m., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Attendance is free but you need to register first:
This seminar asks, “Is the NHS in crisis?” How is the NHS coping with increased demand and pressures to deliver excellence, in a context of increasingly limited resources and ongoing structural change? Is our current model of healthcare sustainable in the current political climate? What are the a…
