Policy pivots, funding follies and privatisation perils

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Policy pivots, funding follies and privatisation perils

Barbara
Fountain
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Once upon a time, reform failure was blamed on too many patients; now it’s too many nurses [Image: Barbara’s hoard]

Policy backflips, funding squeezes and never-ending upheavals – the sector’s shifts are enough to make anyone dizzy. Amid all the chaos, something must be said for pausing and reflecting writes Barbara Fountain

Some of the everyday happenings in the health sector are so odd you won’t believe them the first time you read them Looking back over the past fe