AHRC network on health and social care prioritisation and funding (University of Liverpool, 15th June 2015)

Research Summary: Medicine, Markets and Morals (MMM) Network

Research Network Focus: Multi-disciplinary examination of health and social care prioritisation and funding

Funding Body: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Lead Investigators: Dr Lucy Frith (University of Liverpool) and Professor Cam Donaldson (Glasgow Caledonian University)

Disciplinary Approach: Integrates philosophy, ethics, and health care economics to explore NHS funding principles and sustainability

Research Rationale: NHS founding principles (free at point of delivery, universal, tax-funded) are under contemporary questioning and require interdisciplinary analysis

Network Launch: June 2015

Scheduled Meetings: Birmingham (15-16 October 2015); Glasgow (11-12 February 2016); London (26 May 2016)

Scope: Addresses cross-disciplinary debate on health care funding models and policy implications for England's health system

Medicine, markets and morals (MMM) is a multi-disciplinary research network on health and social care prioritisation and funding, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), led by Dr Lucy Frith (Liverpool) and Professor Cam Donaldson (Glasgow Caledonian University).

The debate over health care funding in England is changing and the founding principles of the NHS (a free at the point of delivery, universal health service for all provided out of taxation) are being questioned. Health care funding is an issue that crosses disciplinary boundaries and this network will bring together philosophy, ethics and health care economics to explore this area.

The network will begin in June 2015 and the meetings will be held on:

15th – 16th October 2015 – Birmingham
11th – 12th February – 2016 – Glasgow
26th May – 2016 – London

For more information and booking details please see the project website.