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Health system reform: Local action in a global context

Monday, November 4, 2013 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Dr. Fiona Sim, MB, BS, MSc, LLM, FRCP, FFPH , Royal Society for Public Health, London, E1 8AN, United Kingdom
The presentation will describe the radical reforms to the English National Health Service introduced by the Coalition Government in 2013. The context of the reforms will be explored, particularly at a time of national and international austerity, increasing demand for health care, health inequalities and finite resources.

Learning Areas:
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the radical reforms to the NHS in England in 2013 and their potential impact on health. Identify the global relevance of national and local healthcare reforms. Discuss health system reform in the context of national and international austerity.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Many years’ experience in leadership roles in health care management and in public health in the UK. Current chair, Royal Society for Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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