Investing in new technology will create a new era of patient power
By harnessing the new technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Britain can put patients at the heart of a digital-first NHS, writes Alan Mak MP for ConservativeHome, Tuesday 1 May. Figures included in Powerful Patients, Paperless Systems – the new report by Alan Mak published today by the Centre for Policy Studies – outline the benefits of… View Article
How a digital NHS can deliver for the smartphone generation
The NHS means to adapt to the smartphone generation and become as easy to use as Amazon or Netflix, writes Alan Mak MP for Red Box, Tuesday 1 May. While younger generations have grown up in a paperless world, the NHS remains “weighed down at the heavy burden of paper”. Mak, whose new report Powerful Patients,… View Article
The NHS is overdue a digital revolution writes Alan Mak
Britain has a world-leading reputation as a healthcare innovator, but we must act now to ensure the NHS doesn’t fall behind, writes Alan Mak MP on Tuesday 1 May. Writing in City A.M., Alan argues too many NHS leaders are digitally risk-adverse with just £50m – well under 0.1% of the total NHS annual budget… View Article
Powerful Patients, Paperless Systems – a new report by Alan Mak MP
This year the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary, and its operating systems are in need of an upgrade. A major new report by Havant MP Alan Mak, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, proposes ambitious reforms to the NHS, shedding paper, pagers and fax machines to create a fully digital NHS that will help… View Article
WhatsApp-style message system could drive NHS into digital age
Doctors and nurses should be able to share patient information via an NHS-endorsed app according to a new report published by the Centre for Policy Studies, writes Edward Malnick in The Telegraph, writes Tuesday 1 May. The “NHS technology lag” as the report terms it, has left healthcare providers struggling to communicate with patients –… View Article
Cancer patients to update doctors on condition through WhatsApp-style service
Cancer patients will be able to update their doctors via a WhatsApp-style app, according to a new report published by the Centre for Policy Studies, Tuesday 1 May. Powerful Patients, Paperless Systems, by Havant MP Alan Mak puts forward a number of proposals to bring forward a digital-first NHS, including a secure messaging app which… View Article
We must demonstrate that capitalism is inherently fair and works in all our interests – Nick King
We must demonstrate that capitalism is inherently fair and works in all our interests, writes Nick King for Conservative Home, Tuesday 24 April. Nick, who recently joined the CPS as Head of Business and was previously a Special Advisor to Sajid Javid, argues there has never been more need to make the case for enterprise, free… View Article
Time to listen to the evidence on safe standing at football grounds
Football clubs want to introduce safe standing, fans want the option to stand, and the evidence backs it, so why does the government force top-flight football grounds to be all-seater?, asks Emma Revell, Communications Officer at the Centre for Policy Studies. After Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport, defended the ban, claiming only a ‘vocal minority’… View Article
Labour plans for bus travel are ideological and unfair, says CPS
With cost of living a major concern for under-25s, Labour’s promise of free bus travel seems like a compassionate solution. But as ever with Jeremy Corbyn, the devil is in the detail. The primary aim of this policy is not to help young people – but to push councils to nationalise bus services (either via… View Article
The best cure for loneliness? A home of your own
Home owners are happier, healthier, and less lonely so it makes sense to create more on them, writes Robert Colvile on Wednesday 11 April. Robert was responding to a new report from the Office of National Statistics, commissioned in response to the Jo Cox Foundation’s campaign on loneliness, which showed young renters with “little trust… View Article
We must not let jingoism halt worthy business takeovers, says Robert Colvile
Following the furore over the awarding of the contract to make new British passports to a French company, Robert Colvile is worried about the rise of economic nationalisation. While there is a need for national champions in business, he argues we must be allow corporate protectionism to prevent deals with make economic sense, both for… View Article
CPS welcomes MPs’ call for pensions reform
The Centre for Policy Studies today welcomed the final report by MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee into pensions freedom and choice. It is heavily influenced by a series of landmark papers on pension reform written by Michael Johnson, Research Fellow at the CPS. Three distinct recommendations stand out: 1. A new “default” pathway… View Article
Incentives matter, says Colvile, as drop in plastic litter linked to 5p charge
“Incentives matter”, says Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, in The Guardian Thursday 5 April. Responding to a report linking the introduction of the 5p charge for single use plastic bags to a reduction in plastic bags ending up in Britain’s oceans, campaigners argue similar charges could be introduced to reduce other… View Article
CPS report quoted backing calls for NHS Royal Commission
The time has come for a Royal Commission on the NHS, writes Dr James Noyes, policy advisor and associate at ResPublica. A Royal Commission, proposed by Lord Saatchi in a series of papers for the Centre for Policy Studies and backed by MPs from across the political spectrum, would back the “political sting” out of the debate… View Article
Without capitalism in capital markets, Corbyn wins – Alex Morton
Without capitalism in capital markets, Jeremy Corbyn wins the economic argument, writes Alex Morton on Conservative Home, Wednesday 4 April. Morton, who recently joined the CPS as Head of Policy and was previously part of David Cameron’s Downing Street Policy Unit, argues that Jeremy Corbyn’s offer of simply printing more money and giving it to… View Article
Small firms bullied by banks could have affordable route to justice
The Centre for Policy Studies is delighted to announce a new research project in conjunction with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking (APPG). The research project will examine the best way of establishing an independent resolution mechanism for complex financial disputes. The Centre for Policy Studies will produce policy recommendations into how… View Article
