England

Scottish NHS Lags English in Performance and Costs

News on the TV this morning reported a comparison of performance and costs for health services in England and Scotland. Not surprisingly the English service showed more bang for the buck. Defending the Scottish system, Health Secretary Nichola Sturgeon pointed out the study related to the ten years up to and including 2006 – out [...]

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Scotland Looks Into a Black Hole

Its’ been obvious to anybody with a basic understanding of economics that Scotland‘s dependence on English taxes would eventually collapse its house of cards. At the height of the credit crunch and collapse in house prices we watched a smug politician claim Scotland would be protected from the worst of the recession, because a larger [...]

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This is how to make the NHS work – Competition!

How 3,000 patients signed up for a place at the secret dentist’s surgery When Alfred Huynen was preparing to open a new dental practice he was forced to rip up the rulebook on marketing. Instead of advertising the service that he intended to provide, he concealed it, fearing that his acceptance of NHS patients would [...]

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