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  • What has New Labour done for primary care? a balance sheet

    Creatore:
    King's Fund
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    Since 1997, the Labour government has made some momentous changes to the way primary care is managed and delivered. The creation of Primary Care Groups, the development of NHS Direct and the implementation of clinical governance will all have an effect on GP services for decades to come. In "What ...

  • Health care UK : the King's Fund review of health policy

    Creatore:
    King's Fund
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    The NHS Plan was launched a year and a half ago, and this edition of Health Care UK brings together views on the key health care policy issues the Plan addressed. Articles deal with: patient involvement; access to health services; delivering the NHS Plan; capacity and service delivery; public-private partnerships ...

  • Access to elective care : what should really be done about waiting lists

    Creatore:
    New, Bill, Harrison, Anthony, and King's Fund
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    Since the Labour government came to power in 1997, waiting lists have attracted unprecedented attention. For a time, the number of patients recorded as waiting for hospital treatment fell, but at the same time, numbers waiting more than 13 weeks for an outpatient appointment rose. This outcome had been anticipated ...

  • The health of minority ethnic communities

    Creatore:
    King's Fund
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    This briefing looks at who Britain's minority ethnic groups are and if they are more or less healthy than average. It also discusses the particular health problems for minority ethnic groups, and what causes ethnic variations in health. It then asks if health services are able to deal with the ...

  • Visions of primary care

    Creatore:
    Boersma, Guy, Smith, Linda, King's Fund, Wallace, Peter, Coffey, Tom, and New Health Network
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    New Health Network exists to encourage the NHS to fulfil its potential by stimulating an environment of innovation and change in the NHS for the benefit of patients. Its aim in publishing this book is to stimulate debate and provide a space for thinking that will be necessary to achieve ...