Peter Fisher, NHS Consultants Association The NHS from Thatcher to Blair Addressed to the 12th IAHP and XIV FADSP Conference, Palma de MAllorca 23 May 2002 In looking at how the NHS has changed over this period it is possible to see a pattern. Sometimes quickly, sometimes more slowly and with occasional steps in theContinue reading “The NHS from Thatcher to Blair, by Peter Fisher”
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Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud
FADSP, Madrid, 22 de Noviembre de 2001 La Salud es un derecho fundamental reconocido por la Constitución que precisa de un sistema sanitario público universal, equitativo, eficiente y participativo para hacerlo efectivo. Este derecho se encuentra amenazado por las políticas neoliberales que pretenden desmantelar y privatizar los servicios públicos. El Estado debe garantizar una atenciónContinue reading “Manifiesto por el Derecho a la Salud”
The people’s campaign for health care in Spain
Sanchez Bayle M, Beiras Cal H The people’s campaign against health care counter-reforms in Spain J Public Health Policy 2001;22(2):139-152 PMID: 11469148 Hospital Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain. Since 1996, when the conservative Partido Popular was elected in Spain, it has attempted to weaken and dismantle the national health service. It has focused on three areas:Continue reading “The people’s campaign for health care in Spain”
Health before wealth
Demand the WTO change its patent rules Every day 37,000 people die from preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. Most of these deaths are in the developing world where many life-saving drugs are unaffordable because they are patented under rules set by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). There is now a strong movementContinue reading “Health before wealth”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: P.R. Biel et al.
Pedro Rey Biel* & Javier Rey del Castillo** New policies in health research: a need for maintaining publich health systems *Department of Economics. UCL. London. Contactl: P.R. Biel **Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo. Madrid. Spain. Contact:J.Rey de Castillio I.- Increasing health expenditure is a key element for sustainability of Public Health Systems, in a contextContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: P.R. Biel et al.”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: L. Briziarelli et al.
Prof. Lamberto Briziarelli*, Dr. Masanotti Giuseppe** Documentation without Information *Director The Experimental Centre of Health Education, Department of Hygiene, University of Perugia. **Collaborator The Experimental Centre of Health Education, Department of Hygiene, University of Perugia. Contact: L. Briziarelli The documentation and information policies in Public Health and Health Promotion throw out Europe, even with someContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: L. Briziarelli et al.”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: Ch. Sevilla et al.
Christine Sevilla*, François Eisinger**, Jean-Paul Moatti* Do gene patents linit the diffusion of genetic testing? The case of DNA tests for breast cancer susceptibility * INSERM U379, Marseille, France ** E9939, Marseille, France Introduction Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancers (HBOC) are presently known to represent 5 to 10% of all breast/ovarian cancers and 84% of these hereditaryContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: Ch. Sevilla et al.”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: E. Zebiene
Egle Zebiene Patient satisfaction with health care services in changing socio-economic environment Vilnius University Centre of General Practitioners Egle Zebiene Patient satisfaction as an indicator of quality of health care services, is now being introduced into the health care system in Lithuania. Health care providers become more interested in the consumer�s opinion, considering patient satisfactionContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: E. Zebiene”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: H. Beiras et Manuel Martín
Hixinio Beiras*, Manuel Martín** Understanding, explaining, organising and occasionally succeeding: recent experiences promoting opposition to neoliberal counter reform in Spain *Cardiologist in Vigo, president of Galician Regional NHS Defence Association (AGDSP, member of Federación de Asociaciones para la Defensa de la Sanidad Pública, FADSP) **Specialist in Family and Community medicine in Marín, Pontevedra, Secretary ofContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: H. Beiras et Manuel Martín”
London 2001 Conference Abstracts: G. Barro et al.
Giovanni Barro, Antonello Briguori, Mara Giglioni, Rita Manfroni, Maurizio Mori, Osvaldo Palumbo, Carlo Romagnoli, Elisabetta Rossi, Stefania Piacentini Micro and Macro-privatisation are obscuring the sky of the italian National Health System Equi.Jus Association, Perugia Regional Health Service of Umbria A national health service (SSN) was applied in Italy in 1978 with the law 833. TheContinue reading “London 2001 Conference Abstracts: G. Barro et al.”
