editorial policy
healthmatters begins from some fundamental principles.
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- That health, illness and disability are as much the product of social and economic conditions as of individual behaviour
- That inequalities in health are an injustice which arises from inequalities in other areas of our lives
- That healthmatters should listen to, and reflect the views of, those who use the health service, and those who work for it
- That women represent a majority of both users and workers in the NHS. Covering issues of importance to women will therefore be a priority
- That an improvement in the pay and conditions of NHS workers, who are amongst the lowest paid in Britain, would be a major step towards better health for all
- That the health service should provide care for all on the basis of need rather than ability to pay
- That there should be greater accountability within the NHS and greater accessibility in the provision of care to those in most need
- That healthmatters is committed to promoting equal opportunities in health and health care, and to combatting discrimination on grounds of age, race, gender, sexuality or physical ability
- That readers who believe they have been unfairly treated shall be entitled to the right of reply
- That the magazine is, and will remain, strictly non-party political
- That healthmatters will accept no backing, financial or otherwise, from health-exploitation industries
