International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Let’s Raise a Half-Full Glass to the Zombie NHS: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Author
Martin Powell
Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.210
Keywords
English National Health Service (NHS)
End of the NHS
Criteria
Subjects

I am very grateful that esteemed colleagues have taken the time to respond to my article,1 particularly engaging in the style of my original contribution. I will respond in terms of their level of agreement with me: to Rudolf Klein (largely right), Scott Greer (partly right), Ian Greener (right and wrong and right), and David Hunter (largely wrong)... (Read more...)

  1. Powell M. Who killed the English National Health Service? Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(5):267-269. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.72
  2. Klein R. Rhetoric and reality in the English National Health Service: Comment on “Who killed the English National Health Service?” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(9):621-623. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.105
  3. Greer SL. Slow poisoning? Interests, emotions, and the strength of the English NHS: Comment on “Who killed the English National Health Service?” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(10):695-697.   doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.129   
  4. Greener I. Wolves and Big Yellow Taxis: How would be know if the NHS is at death’s door? Comment on “Who killed the English National Health Service?” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(10):687-689. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.124
  5. Hunter DJ. The slow, lingering death of the English NHS: Comment on “Who killed the English National Health Service?” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;5(1):55-57. doi:10.1177/026101839601604702
  6. Powell M. Granny’s footsteps, fractures and the principles of the NHS. Critical Social Policy. 1996;16:27-44. doi:10.1177/026101839601604702

  • Received Date 14 December 2015
  • Revised Date 16 December 2015
  • First Published Date 01 February 2016
  • Published Date 01 February 2016