Rationing in the NHS

"Our second policy briefing in the run up to the General Election 2015 provides an overview of the current difficulties in making decisions about rationing healthcare in England, and sets out some of the challenges faced by policy makers in the future. "

Rationing in the NHS
N Edwards, H Crump, M Dayan
Nuffield Trust
February 2015

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Lifecourse Tracker

"This report is based on the first of a series of bi-annual surveys which will track core health behaviours, their interactions and influences, and how these vary across lifecourses."

Lifecourse Tracker: Wave 1 Spring 2012: interim summary report
B Williams, C Bhaumik, A Silk
GfK NOP Social Research
February 2013

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The safer management of controlled drugs - Annual report 2010

Annual report published in August 2011 which makes recommendations on how chief executives and accountable officers could better aid the safer management of controlled drugs.

The safer management of controlled drugs - Annual report 2010 
Care Quality Commission
August 2011

Download the full report here (PDF, 622KB) or the summary here.

Getting better value from the NHS drug budget

"The NHS wastes billions on “me too” drugs that confer little or no added therapeutic benefit. James Moon and colleagues propose a way to restructure healthcare prescribing to get better value for money and persuade drug companies to invest in developing innovative drugs."

Getting better value from the NHS drug budget
JC Moon, AS Flett, BB Godman, AM Grosso, AS Wierzbicki
British Medical Journal, 2010; 341:c6449

Read more here.

An accompanying commentary, by David Phizackerley, is available here.