The future of secondary care - full roundtable
With changes to the NHS such as cuts, competition and tendering, secondary care will need to adapt. Joining BMJ features editor Rebecca Coombes to discuss how, are:
Yi Mien Koh, chief executive of Whittington Health, London
Jan Filochowski, chief executive of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Fergus Gleeson, divisional director of Critical Care, Theatres, Diagnostics and Pharmacy at Oxford University Hospitals
Nigel Edwards, senior fellow at the King’s Fund
Derek Greatorex, chair of the South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group
Kate Hall, policy advisor, Monitor, London
This is the full version of the roundtable. See the podcast above for highlights.
See also;
How will secondary care need to shape up to survive? A round table discussion








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