BMA - Healthcare policy

Healthcare policy

Survey of consultant opinion, May 2008
A survey by the BMA's consultants committee to gather information about consultants’ views on government health policies and how changes are affecting their ability to care for patients and to work to their full potential.

Devolution and health policy: A map of divergence within the NHS - 1st annual update, April 2007
This report updates the overview of changes in the NHS since devolution. It draws on academic accounts of the impact of devolution and provides a policy analysis of divergence and the implications for the BMA. First published in 2006 the map of divergence is updated annually following a decision by BMA Council to devote a session each year to discussing devolution.

Executive summary of evidence from the BMA on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, March 2007
BMA evidence to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Doctors' perceptions on how the NHS will look in 10 years time - briefing note, April 2007
A short web-based survey was sent to junior doctors and other BMA members eligible for membership on the Junior Members Forum, asking questions about their perceptions on how the NHS will look in 10 years time.

Healthcare in a rural setting
In this report the key areas of medical education and training, recruitment and retention, and accessibility and sustainability of healthcare are examined in the rural context, with a focus on primary care. UK and international examples of good practice are included and recommendations for action made.

Health policy review, Spring 2007
This issue covers setting strategic priorities for service development in England. The four papers in the issue explore: the founding values of the NHS and their continuing relevance; patient and public involvement in the NHS; clinical engagement and service change; and changing financial flows in healthcare reform.

Health policy review, winter 2006
This issue of Health policy review looks at the changing relationships between doctors and organisations.

Health policy review, summer 2006
This second edition of the Health Policy and Economic Research Unit's review of health policy looks at the different approaches to reforming the health services in the UK nations.

Health policy review, autumn 2005
This edition examines ‘the future direction of the NHS’, with papers on fundamental questions around choice, plurality and the prospects for greater clinical integration.