27th January 2025

An absurdist NHS fantasy
A wonderfully absurdist NHS fantasy has been doing the rounds on social media. It stemmed from a case vignette in a government document, Reforming Elective Care for Patients. This BMJ letter explains all.

Labour’s imagined ‘private health spare capacity’
Now read this follow-up letter in the BMJ. Private sector spare capacity sitting waiting to be used for the benefit of the NHS is a myth.

‘No evidence to support privatisation’
“…our Review provides evidence that challenges the justifications for health-care privatisation and concludes that the scientific support for further privatisation of health-care services is weak.”

3 ways Starmer could expand NHS capacity
Starmer’s plan is bad for patients and good for private health firm’s profits. Here’s 3 ways to really increase NHS capacity.

How you stop the abuse of your GP data
If you don’t want your health data to be handed over to US spyware firm Palantir then here’ s the way to do it.