The Government's eagerly awaited White Paper on health aroused no great passions when it was launched at the end of 1997. Unlike its predecessor, the 1989 Conservative White Paper "Working for Patients", Labour's "The new NHS" has prompted no battle of words or major health debate. Yet in this, warn ...
The briefing paper provides a constructive analysis of the White Paper (Working for Patients). It argues that the White Paper outlines an ambitious and high risk strategy. The paper identifies main themes underlying the White Paper proposals: new institutional arrangements for the health services; the management of clinical activity; responsiveness ...