THURS 27 MARCH 6:00PM - 8:00PM
A new 10-year plan for the NHS: what should be in it?
The new Labour government is producing a 10-year plan for the NHS in England. The health service is in crisis after a decade of austerity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political failures by previous governments. The NHS – like health systems across Europe – is facing pressures from labour shortages and a population ageing in poor health. The cracks are evident – for instance, in waiting times for hospital care – and patients are suffering as a result. The government has promised to recover services and ‘transform’ the NHS so it is ‘fit for the future’. The new 10-year plan aims to tell us how, including reforms to achieve three broad ‘shifts’ in NHS services: more community-based care, disease prevention, and use of digital technology. But the NHS has a long history of producing long-term plans – with mixed results. So what should be in the new plan? And how does government learn from the past to make it happen?
The event will focus on:
- The current challenges facing the NHS in England to be addressed in the plan;
- What we can learn from looking back at previous long-term plans for the NHS;
- What should be the priorities for the 10-year plan.
Confirmed speakers:
- Hugh Alderwick, Director of Policy, The Health Foundation
- Caroline Clarke, Regional Director, NHS London
- Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation
- Prof. Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council
- Prof. Andrew Street, Professor of Health Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Nick Timmins, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
This event will take place in-person on LSE campus, Wolfson Theatre, CKK building.
There will be a drinks and nibbles reception after the panel session concludes.
Please register here