UK Royal Colleges and health service reform.

摘要

In a press release, the UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) welcomed the report by the National Health Service (NHS) Future Forum, which it considers "passes the test for children". But does it actually pass the test for anyone?The Future Forum report was commissioned as part of a "listening exercise" prompted by deep scepticism from the UK public about the government's plans for the NHS. These plans for "reform" involve the fostering of market competition on the unproven basis that this increases cost-efficiency.