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Article Prescription charges: are they worth it? John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS.
Article Activate the next level of patient engagement There is evidence that patient activation is an effective way to measure the capacity of patients to manage their health and for providers to better tailor services to them. Helen Gilburt and Alf Collins explain how.
Health and care explained: How does the health and care system work? How is it changing?This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
