Latest Publications

This is a collection of essays about general practice in England and its future. The authors offer analysis and prescriptions based on expertise developed working in fields including medicine, NHS management, economics and the Civil Service.

These background papers provide an extensive review of the literature on different aspects of health policy - from the implications of ageing to the reformed provider market in the NHS.

This paper examines the case for introducing certain kinds of choice into the primary care sector of the NHS.

This paper, presented by the SMF Health Commission, reviews the case for user charges in health care.

This paper addresses the challenge of constructing and justifying a core package' of NHS services that would bring significant benefits.

In this report, the Health Commission reviews the main attractions of social insurance schemes, including greater consumer responsiveness, choice and transparency.

This report argues that the analysis of the role private payments could play in UK health care has often been hindered by over-simplistic ideological views.

This publications explores user charges, revealing a system lacking all logic. It argues that the current cluster of systems perpetuates injustice, distorts medical priorities and hinders access to vital treatment.