Legal support to gain access to medical treatment in the current healthcare system is unproductive

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayantan Bhattacharya ◽  
Chandrima Ghosh ◽  
Iftikhar Khan ◽  
Milind Shrotri
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
National Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Current State ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
Gain Access

The National Health Service in UK is facing grave financial crisis. Recently, 65% of Acute Trusts have reported a collective deficit of £2.5 billion. This financial crunch has had significant impact on patient care and sustenance of essential healthcare services. In order to thrive, the National Health Service has begun significant rationing of treatment which has become increasingly apparent in recent times, exposing the National Health Service to legal challenges. This article reviews the current state of the National Health Service from a legal perspective.

The Development of National Health Service Social Enterprises in England

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebrene Margaret Maher
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this chapter is to examine government policy framework relating to the development of social enterprise within National Health Service providers. The number of social enterprises delivering public healthcare services is continually growing. This chapter discusses challenges and benefits for the government. Potential barriers to achieving this development are also evaluated. Although the focus is primarily upon the policy agenda in England, the chapter makes a useful contribution to the ongoing international debate on the development of social enterprises in primary and secondary care. This review identifies that National Health Service social enterprises responds to local needs, bring innovative, effective ways of managing heathcare in the community. It is clear from reviewing the literature that healthcare services are changing and being continually shaped by social enterprises providers.

scholarly journals Etyczno-deontologiczne zagadnienia w rehabilitacji osób poszkodowanych na zdrowiu fizycznym

Etyka ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 139-154
Author(s):  
Wiktor Dega
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Voluntary Approach

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare outlined in 1969 a program of medical rehabilitation development and recognized medical rehabilitation as an integral part of medical treatment. These decisions ended the voluntary approach of the National Health Service to problems of rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Achieving high-quality universal health coverage: a perspective from the National Health Service in England

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. e000944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocco Friebel ◽  
Aoife Molloy ◽  
Sheila Leatherman ◽  
Jennifer Dixon ◽  
Sebastian Bauhoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Universal Health

Governments across low-income and middle-income countries have pledged to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, which comes at a time where healthcare systems are subjected to multiple and persistent pressures, such as poor access to care services and insufficient medical supplies. While the political willingness to provide universal health coverage is a step into the right direction, the benefits of it will depend on the quality of healthcare services provided. In this analysis paper, we ask whether there are any lessons that could be learnt from the English National Health Service, a healthcare system that has been providing comprehensive and high-quality universal health coverage for over 70 years. The key areas identified relate to the development of a coherent strategy to improve quality, to boost public health as a measure to reduce disease burden, to adopt evidence-based priority setting methods that ensure efficient spending of financial resources, to introduce an independent way of inspecting and regulating providers, and to allow for task-shifting, specifically in regions where staff retention is low.

scholarly journals Prison healthcare services: the need for political courage

2019 ◽  
Vol 215 (04) ◽  
pp. 579-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Piper ◽  
Andrew Forrester ◽  
Jenny Shaw
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
National Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
National Programme ◽  
England And Wales

SummaryPrisons in England and Wales have reached a low point in service delivery. Despite initial improvements after National Health Service transfer in 2006, it has deteriorated since 2010, with numerous reports giving cause for concern. Improvements are now urgently required, and political courage and a revised national programme of expenditure are necessary.Declaration of interestNone.

Advanced Nursing Practice in Großbritannien – eine persönliche Schilderung

Pflege ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-423
Author(s):  
Elke Keinath
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Advanced Nursing Practice

Im Artikel werden persönliche Erfahrungen als Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in der Thoraxchirurgie im National Health Service (NHS) in Großbritannien geschildert. Die tägliche Routine wurde von sieben Kompetenzdomänen bestimmt, nämlich: Management des Gesundheits- und Krankheitszustandes des Patienten, Beziehungen zwischen Pflegeperson und Patient, Lehren und Unterrichten, professionelle Rolle, Leitung und Führung innerhalb der Patientenversorgung, Qualitätsmanagement sowie kulturelle und spirituelle Kompetenzen. Diese Elemente wurden durch die Zusatzqualifikation, selbstständig Medikamente verschreiben und verordnen zu dürfen, erweitert, was dazu beitrug, eine nahtlose Erbringung von Pflege- und Serviceleistungen zu gewähren. Die Position wurde zur zentralen Anlaufstelle im multi-professionellen Team und stellte eine kontinuierliche Weiterführung der Pflege von Patienten und ihren Familien sicher – auch über Krankenhausgrenzen hinweg.

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