Predicting the impact of NHS reforms
13 September 2012
The Coalition government’s proposed reforms to the health service are likely to mean significant changes to recruitment. Colin Cottell reports
In what is arguably the biggest shake-up in the NHS’s history, the government wants a wider range of organisations to provide health services. These include consortia of local GPs (general practitioners), the voluntary sector, social enterprises and the private sector.
Among the carrots dangled by the Coalition is the prospect of greater freedom for health service...