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A New Consensus for NHS Reform


Among our initiatives for building a more enduring consensus is the Health Policy Consensus Group. It has brought together individuals and groups from all points of the political spectrum to consider whether there are better ways of providing access to a good standard of health care for all.


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civitasThe Final Report - Summary (PDF)
civitasPress Release for the Final Report


civitasThe First Interim Report (Funding) (PDF)
civitasSummary of the First Interim Report (PDF)
civitasPress Release for the First Interim Report
civitasThe Second Interim Report (Hospital Reform) (PDF)

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The Group Members:
Professor Nick Bosanquet, Imperial College.
Anthony Browne, environment editor, The Times.*
Dr. Adrian Bull, Formerly AXA-PPP, now Carillion Health.
Geraint Day, Institute of Directors.
Professor, Lord Meghnad Desai, London School of Economics.
Helen Disney, Civitas.
Dr. David G. Green, Civitas. (Chairman)
Benedict Irvine, Civitas.
Ruth Lea, Institute of Directors.
Dr. Christoph Lees, NHS Consultant, Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Andrew Neil, Press Holdings.
Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting.
Stephen Pollard, Centre for the New Europe.
Professor Stephen Smith, NHS Consultant and University of Cambridge.
Matthew Young, Adam Smith Institute.

* Former health editor of the Observer.

Research Studies of Overseas Systems

Several studies of overseas systems were commissioned to aid the group in its discussions.

CivitasEleven Country Comparison: the Questions
civitasEleven Country Comparison: the Report (PDF)
Country Reports

Health Care in Canada (PDF)
Health Care in Denmark (PDF)
Health Care in France (HTML)
Health Care in Germany (HTML)
Health Care in Hungary (PDF)
Health Care in the Netherlands (PDF)
Health Care in Switzerland (PDF)
Health Care in the USA (PDF)


International Medical Outcomes: How Does the UK Compare?

The group also examined medical outcomes in a variety of overseas systems. How does the NHS compare?

civitasMedical Outcomes (PDF)

International Medical Outcomes: Statistical Tables

The detailed tables of evidence.

civitasMedical Outcomes: Appendix (PDF)

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Press comment by members of the group
civil societyLabour peer calls for complete revolution in the health service
    (Lord Megnad Desai in the Evening Standard)
civil societyWe must confront the faults of the NHS
    (Professor Stephen Smith in the Observer)
civil societyThis is why it never pays to fall ill in Britain
    (David Green in The Times)
civil societyPublic Ethos, Private Delivery
    (David Green in the Observer Comment Extra)
civil societyHealth is Labour's sick joke
    (Stephen Pollard in the Sunday Telegraph)
civil societyThe Wanless Report
    (Helen Brown in the Express)
civil societyHow does the rest of the world manage?
    (David Green in The Sunday Times)
civil societyWho is being dishonest about the NHS?
    (David Green in the Observer Comment Extra)
civil societyStakeholder Health Insurance
    (David Green in the BMJ)
civil societyPrivate is Better than Public?
    (David Green in the Guardian)
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