Fears mount for UK health system

A system with a mixture of providers and funders is the way forward if the UK health system is going to work, according to an industry expert. Nick Bosanquet, consultant director at Reform and professor of health policy at Imperial College London, told delegates at the AMII event that a pluralistic funding system was necessary for healthcare provision to work in the UK. According to Prof Bosanquet, private providers should step in where the NHS fails to deliver: "Lifestyle supportive services won't be offered on the NHS, so maybe private medical insurance (PMI) providers could offer mor...