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Welcome to the '''Powerbase Health Portal'''. It aims to guide you around some of the companies, lobbyists and think tanks involved in healthcare in the UK.<br><br> | Welcome to the '''Powerbase Health Portal'''. It aims to guide you around some of the companies, lobbyists and think tanks involved in healthcare in the UK.<br><br> | ||
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In particular, it highlights the companies and their lobbyists pushing for reform of the National Health Service (NHS). New laws presented in Parliament by the Conservative Health Secretary, [[Andrew Lansley]] in January 2011 offer unprecedented opportunities to private healthcare companies operating in the UK. | In particular, it highlights the companies and their lobbyists pushing for reform of the National Health Service (NHS). New laws presented in Parliament by the Conservative Health Secretary, [[Andrew Lansley]] in January 2011 offer unprecedented opportunities to private healthcare companies operating in the UK. | ||
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Widely seen as the biggest reform of the NHS since its creation, Lansley's changes are being fiercely opposed by health professionals, opposition politicians and members of the public. Our Health Portal pages highlight which private healthcare companies, lobbyists and think tanks have been courting the Conservative Party, and lobbying for such changes. See our [[Private Healthcare Network Map |'''private healthcare network map''']]. <br><br> | Widely seen as the biggest reform of the NHS since its creation, Lansley's changes are being fiercely opposed by health professionals, opposition politicians and members of the public. Our Health Portal pages highlight which private healthcare companies, lobbyists and think tanks have been courting the Conservative Party, and lobbying for such changes. See our [[Private Healthcare Network Map |'''private healthcare network map''']]. <br><br> | ||
| − | This portal is part of [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Other related portals include '''[[Foodspin]], [[Pharma Portal | Pharma]] and [[Alcohol:Portal|Alcohol]]'''. Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|Managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several associate Portal editors. '''Health Portal editor:''' [[User:David|David Miller]]. | + | This portal is part of [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR. Other related portals include '''[[Foodspin]], [[Pharma Portal | Pharma]] and [[Alcohol:Portal|Alcohol]]'''. Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|Managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several associate Portal editors. '''Health Portal editor:''' [[User:David|David Miller]].{{Template:Alcohol badge}} |
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<video type="vimeo" id="18907486" width="350" height="250" desc="Watch SpinWatch's health lobbying tour film" size=""/>[[Image:WestminsterLobbyingMap.jpg|thumb|right|350px|To take a tour of some of the private health companies, industry lobbying groups and think tanks that surround Parliament in central London, visit the [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Health_Lobbying_Map Health Lobbying Map]]] | <video type="vimeo" id="18907486" width="350" height="250" desc="Watch SpinWatch's health lobbying tour film" size=""/>[[Image:WestminsterLobbyingMap.jpg|thumb|right|350px|To take a tour of some of the private health companies, industry lobbying groups and think tanks that surround Parliament in central London, visit the [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Health_Lobbying_Map Health Lobbying Map]]] | ||
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| − | Obesity has already reached epidemic proportions in many Western countries. We ask whether organisations such as [[Association for the Study of Obesity]] and [[National Obesity Forum]] are playing a constructive role in the debate on obesity, or whether they simply promote the interests of companies with a stake in obesity-related policy. We look at how obesity-related groups have often been funded by companies such as [[LighterLife]], [[GlaxoSmithKline]] and [[Kelloggs]]. | + | {{Foodspin badge}}Obesity has already reached epidemic proportions in many Western countries. We ask whether organisations such as [[Association for the Study of Obesity]] and [[National Obesity Forum]] are playing a constructive role in the debate on obesity, or whether they simply promote the interests of companies with a stake in obesity-related policy. We look at how obesity-related groups have often been funded by companies such as [[LighterLife]], [[GlaxoSmithKline]] and [[Kelloggs]]. |
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*[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Foodspin Foodspin] | *[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Foodspin Foodspin] | ||
*[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Pharma Pharma] | *[http://www.Powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Pharma Pharma] | ||
| + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Alcohol:Portal Alcohol] | ||
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