Ellen Stewart appraises public involvement in the Scottish NHS.
Read MoreThis analysis looks at how the concept of patient choice has worked in the NHS in recent years.
Read MoreThis analysis looks at four key arguments that have been made to justify the use of individual budgets for health and social care.
Read MoreDr Jonathon Tomlinson looks at what patient-centred care really means.
Read MoreIn this analysis, we set sensationalist headlines about the use of personal budgets aside and concentrate on the tension between two distinct aspects of personalisation – its claims to promote social justice and its commitment to marketisation.
Read More‘Nanny state’ accusations can function as powerful rhetorical weapons against interventions that are intended to benefit people. This blog, based on our recent academic paper, offers suggestions both to help public health advocates develop effective defences against nanny-state accusations and to ensure that public health interventions are well justified.
Read MoreWill CQC ratings really tell patients how well a service is doing?
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This joint essay with Democratic Audit UK looks at the recent history of patient and public involvement in the NHS, and those elements of the health system lying outside the NHS.
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