Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Secrecy and service challenges in the new NHS – can STPs deliver? Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/12/16 Description The NHS remains in a period of unprecedented change, combining massive post-2012 reorganisations, intense budget pressures, and spiralling service demand. One key new initiative – Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) – has been dogged by controversy over their lack of transparency and public engagement. Here, the University of Manchester’s Dr Anna Coleman introduces STPs to a wider audience; argues that their creation has so far been undermined by a focus on debt reduction and budget cuts, and the truncated timetable for their implementation; and suggests practical steps to enable STPs to play the constructive role in the future development of healthcare services in England. URL blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2016/12/secrecy-and-service-challenges-in-the-new-nhs-can-stps-deliver/ Persons Anna Coleman