The National Health Service (NHS), as a symbol of public health protection in the UK, was weaponised pro-Brexit debates. It suggested that European integration might inherently have undermined embedded liberalism and notably contributed to what Ruggie described “unbundling sovereignty” (Ruggie, 1993). manipulation NHS by right-wing populists has already been focus number articles, but calls pro...

Wound care management is one of the largest segments of the UK medical technology sector with a turnover exceeding £1bn in 2009 (BIS, 2010). Using data derived from participant observation, this article examines the antagonistic relationship expressed by wound care clinicians towards evidence based medicine in the context of the 2010 United Kingdom (UK) Wounds UK conference/trade show, where ev...

Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the only effective treatment for prevention of further anaphylactic reactions to bee and wasp stings in allergic individuals. A previous national survey carried out in 2006/2007 revealed significant heterogeneity in UK practice [1]. The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hymenoptera venom (HV) a...

1National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK, 2Bexley Substance Misuse Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London, UK and 3Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Research Department of Mental Health Sciences, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London Medical School, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T ...

BACKGROUND The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing. A national audit in 2011 found wide variation between English National Health Service (NHS) trusts (organizations providing health care) in the implementation of this guidance, but it is not known whether fuller compliance with the guidance results i...

This study was designed to assess the cost-effectiveness of erlotinib compared with docetaxel in the second-line management of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) within the UK National Health Service (NHS). A health-state transition model, based on two randomized phase III studies of erlotinib or docetaxel versus best supportive care, was used to estimate total direct costs, quality-ad...

BACKGROUND The National Health Service (NHS) was tasked in 2001 with developing service provision to prevent falls in older people. We carried out a national survey to provide a description of health and social care funded UK fallers services, and to benchmark progress against current practice guidelines. METHODS Cascade approach to sampling, followed by telephone survey with senior member of...

PURPOSE Patient and public involvement (PPI) has become an integral part of health care with its emphasis on including and empowering individuals and communities in the shaping of health and social care services. The aims of this study were to identify the impact of PPI on UK National Health Service (NHS) healthcare services and to identify the economic cost. It also examined how PPI is being d...

Decisions about how to allocate resources in health care are as much about social value judgements as they are about getting the medical facts right. In this context, it is important to compare the social preferences of members of the general public with those of National Health Service (NHS) staff involved in service delivery. A questionnaire eliciting peoples' preferences over maximising life...