Competition versus integration in the NHS

A panel debate

Date:
2 February 2011

In brief

The government has set out proposals to establish an economic regulator and underlined the importance of integration between health and social care. This evening event examined how and where competition could be applied to bring benefits and how it could be used in a way that enabled greater integration and collaboration. 

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In an interview following the debate, our Director of Policy Anna Dixon outlines the new proposals for competition in the health care market and questions whether competition does improve quality of care.

Presentations and interviews from the debate


Joining the Fund's Chief Executive, Chris Ham, was Penny Dash, Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Julian Le Grand, Professor of Social Policy at London School of Economics.

We interviewed Richard Lewis, Partner at Ernst and Young, following the debate.

About the debate

The panel debate on competition and integration was a joint event with Cambridge Health Network and supported by our corporate partners Ernst and Young.