Nurses for Reform
Nurses for Reform is a lobby group created in 2007 which gives the impression that within the nursing profession there is a groundswell of opinion for increased private involvement in the NHS.
It is run by Helen Evans, and her husband Dr Tim Evans, who in turn is the director of development of the Stockholm Network and a well connected networker within the world of right-wing neo-liberal think tanks.
In its early days in 2007 it had a rather small advisory board of three people including Helen Evans husband Tim, Shane Frith (of something called the Doctors' Alliance) and Robert McIndoe, who at that stage was listed as being affiliated with RMN.[1]
In 2007 Helen Evans was the only name mentioned on their website - throwing into doubt the claim that 'Nurses for Reform (NFR) is a growing pan-European network of nurses.' However their claim that they are 'dedicated to consumer-oriented reform of European healthcare systems' is a euphemism for privatisation of healthcare. This focus on consumer orientated reform of healthcare through the use of markets is identical to the policy preference of the Stockholm Network, of which Nurses for Reform is a member.
People
Advisory board, 2007
- Dr. Tim Evans - Senior Fellow, Centre for the New Europe | Shane Frith - Director, The Doctors’ Alliance | Robert McIndoe - RMN[2]
Advisory Board, 2010
- Stuart Browning, Free Market Cure | Dr. Eamonn Butler, Adam Smith Institute | Dr. Tim Evans, Libertarian Alliance | Shane Frith, Progressive Vision | Ruth Lea, Global Vision | Robert LeFever, Blogger | Robert McIndoe, British Nurse | Mr. John Wilden MRCP, FRCS, Global Health Futures[3]
External Links
Nurses for Reform Who We Are (No longer live) Nurses for Reform Website
Notes
- ↑ Nurses For Reform Advisory board, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 14 January 2007, accessed 10 January 2010
- ↑ Nurses For Reform Advisory board, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 14 January 2007, accessed 10 January 2010
- ↑ Nurses For Reform Advisory board, accessed 10 January 2010
