An article by HSMC's Mark Exworthy and Jon Glasby entitled 'Five key moments that shaped the NHS under the coalition' was recently published in 'The Conversation'.
“The end of a parliament is an opportune time to take stock of the state of health and social care. Policy here consists of meeting perennial challenges of maintaining access to services, improving quality of those services, and keeping costs under control.
Balancing this so-called “triple aim” is a familiar challenge for all governments, but what have been the defining features of the coalition government’s term of office? Can we discern a pattern which will have implications for the next parliament after the general election in May?
We’ve identified five “critical moments” between 2010 and 2015 which have shaped the course of the NHS and are likely to have impacts into the future…”