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Last Friday (24 April), sixty people attended a one day symposium in Park House on “Evaluating Coalition health reforms, 2010-2015.” The event was an opportunity to gather evidence on major reforms of the past five years, debate their significance, and consider the prospects future health policy in the UK.
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Fifteen research papers were presented on topics including commissioning and regulation, public health, organisational change, patient and public involvement, primary care, and clinical commissioning groups. The papers drew on a range of disciplinary approaches, and combined theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence.
The keynote speaker was the Lord Philip Hunt. As well as offering a cogent analysis of the Coalition reforms and challenges for (any) incoming government, he gave a compelling account of health policy-making from his time as minister. His detailed response to questions from participants showed a deep understanding of the inter-connections across health and social care. An account of his talk is available on: https://storify.com/_HSMCentre/a-summary-of-lord-philip-hunts-keynote-speech-at-n