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Articles by Deborah Harrington
Gastrointestinal and liver disease in pregnancy
Abstract The gastrointestinal system and the liver undergo several physiological changes during pregnancy, an understanding of which is essential to distinguish pathology from normal pregnancy symptoms.
The Americanisation of the NHS, happening right here, right now
The changes discussed throughout this article refer to the NHS in England. The NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not under the control of NHS England. We all like human stories and in the NHS there are plenty, tales of everyday – and extraordinary – heroism by its dedicated staff alongside tragedies and failure of the system. There are the immediately understandable stories of privatisation, too, such as Virgin taking over children’s services.
Dopamine effects on memory load and distraction during visuospatial working memory in cognitively normal Parkinson’s disease
Ece Bayrama Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USAView further author information , Irene Litvana Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USAView further author information , Brenton A.
How much of the NHS in England has already been privatised?
The question, ‘How much of the NHS has already been privatised?’ popped up in a Facebook group this week (it’s a frequently asked question). The answer that Deborah gave seems to have developed a life of its own and has been shared quite widely on Facebook and Twitter. At the request of several people to make it into a more easily shareable blog, we are copying it here, slightly modified.
We need to talk about ‘Integrated Care’ in the NHS
Integrated Care is the most recent re-naming of Accountable Care: the system currently being implemented in the NHS in England and which is derived from the US. This blog addresses issues arising from this implementation and whether or not Integrated Care is fit for public purpose.
The Myths and Legends of Hypothecated National Insurance
There are pressing reasons for understanding a bit about how our tax system works and very specifically what National Insurance is. NI is used as successive governments’ tax increase of choice because of a widespread and mistaken belief that it is a direct payment to the NHS.
Revolving doors at the NHS’s bully-in-chief
As the NHS’s financial regulator hires a new chair, the destination of its outgoing chair is if anything more noteworthy. Ex-TalkTalk CEO, Dido (Diana) Harding is to take the reins at the NHS’ financial regulator. NHS Improvement (formed of a merger of Monitor and another NHS regulator) is the body that, while imposing punishing cuts on the NHS (with NHS England), makes senior hospital chiefs, who barely have their heads above water, chant affirmations – 'we can do this' – over A&E targets.
The Naylor Report - the NHS sell-off is accelerating - NHA Party
Theresa May has given her full backing to the Naylor Report in BBC's The Andrew Neil Interviews. We want to make it crystal clear to the voters of this country before they go to the polls on June 8 that if they vote for this they are voting away their children's right to a future which contains a comprehensive, accessible and universal NHS.
Reframing the Debate: Economics for a Progressive Politics
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Going, going, gone - the great hospital sell-off?
Many of our precious hospitals are being prepared for handover to private developers - and from PropCo to the Infrastructure Bill, the government is stripping away barriers to this firesale. Image - are NHS hospitals the new target for rentier capitalism? The NHS - particularly A&E - is in crisis.
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