John Furse

John Furse is a screenwriter and film-maker. Groundswell: The Grassroots Battle for the NHS and Democracy is available online.

The NHS Dismantled

John Furse, 7 November 2019

The Americanisation​ of the NHS is not something waiting for us in a post-Brexit future. It is already in full swing. Since 2017 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) have been taking over the purchasing as well as the provision of NHS services in England, deciding who gets which services, which are free and which – as with the dentist and prescriptions – we have to pay for. Known in...

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