Professor Joseph Chikelue Obi Continues The Great NHS Reform Debate | Senior Liberal Democrat Chris Nicholson Publicly Endorses Tough NHS Reforms.
Doctor Obi humbly calls on Everyone (on all sides of the Political Fence) to Politely Respect Each Others Views ; even if they are Substantially Different from one's own.
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There is strong research evidence from Bristol University and others that introducing choice and competition has had a beneficial impact on health outcomes. This impact is greater when providers compete on quality rather than price.
Recent LSE research found that competition between public hospitals has been beneficial, but that careful design and strict regulation is needed to ensure that there is no "cherry-picking" of easier to treat patients when there is competition with private hospitals. That is precisely why the role of Monitor, the health service regulator, is important.
Provided this regulatory framework is in place, having different types of providers is something we should all welcome.
Liberal Democrats should (therefore , actually) be seeking to promote choice and competition in the NHS, not oppose it.
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