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Risk of privatisation of the Scottish NHS in the event of a no vote

1 September 20141 September 2014 allysonpollockUncategorized

The Coalition Government abolished the public NHS in England when it passed the Health and Social Care Act in 2012. This Act didn’t directly affect the NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but could have grave long-term consequences for…

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Latest articles and publications

Waiting times and admissions policies in England and Scotland before and after privatisation of services for elective surgery in England

Lessons for Ontario Canada: the privatisation of elective surgery for hips, knees, and cataracts in England compared with Scotland

The struggles that led to the unwise demise of the Public Health Laboratory Service, 1979–2003, in the context of changing economic policy

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Sports injury & injury epidemiology

Regulatory science & pharmaceuticals

Essential medicines

Public inquiries – infected blood and covid-19

NHS reforms

Health and Care Bill 2021-22

PFI & PPPs

Covid-19

Unpublished papers

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Public speaking

• Keynote address: waiting times, inequality and the role of the independent sector
NHS Waiting List Conference, London
Date: 10-11 June 2026
• Instruments to diagnose depression: the studies underpinning Global Burden of Disease estimates. Evidence Based Early Diagnosis 2024: Exploring new diagnostics – big promise, big challenge. University of St Andrews, 30 May 2024.
• Our NHS: waiting lists and waiting times. Church of Scotland, 12 Chapel St, Carlisle CA1 1AJ, 2:30pm, 26 July 2025
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Recent posts

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  • Health and Care Bill 2021-22

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