We have a number of interactive discussions planned for 2009/10 to provide a lively and impartial forum for medical students to learn about the NHS and engage in the health care debate.
All are free and open to any students. To attend couldn't be easier, just sign up here! (Drinks and canapes will be served!)
- A crash course on the NHS
Tuesday 24 November 2009, 6-8.30pm, The Royal Society of Medicine
- Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, LSE (former advisor to Tony Blair)
- Professor Martin Marshall, Director of Clinical Quality, The Health Foundation (former Deputy Chief Medical Officer)
How have recent reforms shaped the NHS today? Where is the NHS heading? How does this affect our jobs as doctors?
View resources from the debate here.
- The price of a life: rationalising cost-effective medicine
Thursday 28 January 2010, 6.30-8.30pm, BMA House, Tavistock Square
- Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, NICE
What role does NICE play? Who shapes the clinical guidelines we follow? Who determines what drugs we can prescribe and why?
- Who's the boss? Doctors, managers and professionals (end Feb/early March '10, venue tbc)
Do doctors make good managers? Who is best placed to lead service change? How can you get involved in clinical leadership?
- The NHS: "the envy of the world"?
Monday 29 March 2010, 6.30-8.30pm, venue tbc
- Professor Stephen K. Smith, Principal, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London and CEO of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
How does the NHS compare with other countries' healthcare systems? Can we learn anything from other countries? How to compare healthcare systems?
- The recession and health care. How can med students influence the debate? (end Apr/early May '10, venue tbc)
How has health policy been shaped in recent times? How will the recession affect the NHS and healthcare globally? Can medical students make a difference?
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