Experts have advised on preparing the NHS for conflict or a major crisis. Key areas include embracing digital technology to make the health service more flexible, boosting cybersecurity, improving public health and maintaining routine care. Such efforts could help the NHS withstand challenges such as cyberattacks, increased blood demand, and attacks on hospitals. The experts also advised integrating health planning into defence and economic strategies, suggesting that the Health Secretary become a member of the National Security Council.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
