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The war on waiting for hospital treatment : what has Labour achieved and what challenges remain?

Author:

Harrison, Anthony, King's Fund, and Appleby, John

Publication date:

2005

Abstract:

The need to wait for health care has been a feature of the NHS since its inception. When Labour came to power in 1997, total numbers of patients waiting stood at 1.3 million: the highest since the NHS began in 1948. The government announced its 'war on waiting' and pledged ...
Free choice at the point of referral.

Author:

King's Fund, Thorlby, Ruth, and Gregory, Sarah

Publication date:

2008

Abstract:

'Free choice' - allowing patients being referred for non-urgent treatment to choose a hospital anywhere in England - begins in the NHS in England in April 2008. It is another milestone in a policy that aims, among other things, to use consumer pressure to improve the quality of hospital services ...