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The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton) (2023)
Journal Article
Paton, C. (in press). The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton). International Journal of Health Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3699

This Perspective argues that the NHS in the UK is facing a critical ‘tipping point’ which means that its very survival is at stake. The article considers the political responses to this crisis–(briefly) from the Conservative government; (briefly) fro... Read More about The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton).

'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership (2021)
Journal Article
Paton, C. (2021). 'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(6), 1972-1989. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3264

BACKGROUND: The UK government's reckless and incompetent response to Covid-19 has produced an outcome which is amongst the worst in the world, and arguably the worst in terms of deaths per 100,000 population of major countries (especially when one me... Read More about 'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership.