Centenary alumni forum, A healthcare lottery? London
6 October 2009, 6.30 pm
Should healthcare rationing be by the medical profession, by the public, or both?
What can England learn from healthcare in the devolved nations?
Are health policies unduly influenced by media hype?
A panel discussion on topical medical issues with Professor Dame Carol Black CBE DSC (BA 1962, MB ChB 1970, MD 1975, Hon DSc 2003), National Director for Health and Work and Chair of the Nuffield Trust, Bill Fullagar (BA 1961), Chairman of the NHS Blood and Transplant and David Redfern (BSc 1988), Chief Strategy Officer, GlaxoSmithKline. The panel was chaired by Professor Peter Mathieson, Dean of Medicine and Dentistry.
The discussion was followed by a drinks and canapés reception and took place in the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE
This event formed part of a series of interactive events for alumni during the centenary year tackling some of the pressing issues of our day.
On 29 April, Angela Knight CBE (BSc 1972), Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association, and Tim Herrington (LLB 1975), Chairman of the FSA's Regulatory Committee, discussed the global financial climate.
On 13 May, Tony Juniper (BSc 1983), former Executive Director with Friends of the Earth, and Dr Rich Pancost, Reader in Biogeochemistry, discussed a sustainable future for our planet.
On 18 November, Stafford Lightman, Professor of Medicine, explained his ground-breaking research into stress and the brain.