All articles by John Appleby – Page 3
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Responsiveness
World Health Organisation figures support critics who said the Health System 2000 report was flawed: the relative responsiveness of healthcare systems around the world has now been updated, says John Appleby
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Japan 's social insurance
data briefing Japan's healthcare system has come in for hard-hitting criticism. It has some of the UK's problems - but for very different reasons. John Appleby reports
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SPENDING UNDER LABOUR
DATA BREIFING: When New Labour took office it was committed to keeping to the previous Conservative government's public spending plans. But surely this would have compromised its pledges on the future of the NHS? John Appleby reports
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SOCIAL INSURANCE
DATA BRIEFING: What would happen if the UK moved from a tax-based health system to one that is insurance based? John Appleby points out some of the misinformation being peddled by the campaigners
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Cut and run
MANAGEMENT COSTS: The way management costs are calculated is confusing.And why is there no consensus on what the NHS needs to operate efficiently? John Appleby investigates
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Caesarean Births
DATA BRIEFING: Caesarean rates in one part of the UK have now reached the US average - and every 1 per cent rise costs the NHS £5m, says John Appleby