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NHS organisation and productivity event: DHSC-History & Policy seminar

Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

Description

The growth of the medical/health bureaucracy has long raised concerns over inefficiency and productivity lags. However, large bureaucracies have also enabled systematic data collection, standardization and quality control. Periods of
upheaval and reform have alternated between centralization and devolved authority models. Media reports of A&E wait times have contributed to negative public discourse around bureaucracy and the NHS.
Period29/10/2025
Held atDepartment of Health and Social Care, UK Government
Degree of RecognitionNational