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Health localism: what the English public thinks

Greater Manchester's experiment in NHS devolution turns one today, but do poeple in the rest of England want to follow? Andrew Harrop, Tobias Phibbs and Tara Paterson outline the findings of a national opinion poll for the Fabian Society
NHS devolution...

A unique contribution

In July 2015, Cornwall was the first rural authority to sign a devolution deal. So what has happened in the subsequent 18 months? Have our ambitions been realised? And does devolution remain a key enabler for the future of health...

Winning hearts and minds

Health and council leaders need to work harder to get the public involved, writes Richard Vize
The NHS has always struggled to find the right relationship with patients and the public. Clinicians and managers know that listening to local communities and...

The new Luddites vs the Borg

The critical need for socialism in the future
We are on the verge of yet another revolution. The triple whammy of ubiquitous connectivity, artificial intelligence and robotics will enhance our quality of life whilst at the same time bringing about devastating...

A view from the campaign trail

The Copeland by-election and the battle to save West Cumberland hospital
There is a mighty battle going on just now in Copeland during the parliamentary by-election, triggered when former MP Jamie Reed resigned. Labour has held the seat since the 1930's and...

United front

Devolution offers the best chance we have to integrate health and social care for those with dementia, writes Hazel Blears
For the first time dementia has overtaken cancer and heart disease as the greatest single cause of death in the UK....

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