John Lister
Authored Posts
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How Britain’s new health law got through Parliament
Most health care professionals vociferously opposed Britain’s new Health and Social Care Act in the final few months as the House of…
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Britain passes NHS reforms amid controversy
The British government’s highly controversial “Health and Social Care Act” finally completed its bruising 15-month journey through the Houses of Parliament in…
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Controversy over breast implants spreads across Europe
British clinics delivering cosmetic surgery were thrown into crisis by the decision last month of the French government to fund the removal…
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Brief ‘pause’ in British government plans for National Health Service
The British Conservative-led coalition government is currently in the midst of a brief “pause” in its efforts to push through…
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NICE official: Rumours of demise greatly exaggerated
The new government in Britain has targeted the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for change. John Lister interviewed Kalipso Chalkidou, International…
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NICE loses power to control availability of drugs
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans to strip the key powers from The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence or…
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Turkey opts for costly hospital finance scheme
The Turkish government has begun to select bids for the first of a “large number” of major hospital projects, estimated…
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Irish protests continue over hospital cuts
Protests over the €1.23 billion spending cuts for health and children’s services imposed last year to combat a massive government…
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OECD health policy: New effort to privatize health care in England
The new coalition government in the United Kingdom is expected to resume the process of outsourcing of primary care and…
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OECD health policy: Seeking evidence for market reforms
Health ministers from 33 of the world’s richest countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), will meet in Paris on Oct.…