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Under patient choice, patients could opt for treatment by a private provider paid by the NHS. The NHS Plan led to the development of independent sector treatment centres which provide fast, pre-booked surgery and diagnostic tests for NHS funded patients separating scheduled treatment from emergency care. These centres played a role in reducing ...
The NHS Plan 2000 was a ten year plan of the Blair ministry for the National Health Service (England). It combined a commitment to substantial investment with some quite radical changes. The most controversial aspect of the plan was the introduction of more private sector providers and a more competitive internal market.
The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales, which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling ...
In 2005, surgicentres treated around three per cent of NHS patients (in England) having routine surgery. By 2008 this was expected to be around 10 per cent. [ 16 ] Primary care trusts were given the target of sourcing at least 15 per cent of primary care from the private or voluntary sectors over the medium term.
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The white paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, [10] was followed in December 2010 by an implementation plan in the form of Liberating the NHS: legislative framework and next steps. [11] McKinsey & Company who have been influential in the British Department of Health for many years was heavily involved in the discussions around the ...
A treatment that extends the life of people with advanced breast cancer has been blocked for NHS use in England in a move that potentially impacts thousands of patients. ... Enhertu is the first ...
On 19 October 2003, it emerged Blair had received treatment for an irregular heartbeat. Having felt ill the previous day, he went to hospital and was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia. This was treated by cardioversion and he returned home that night. He was reported to have taken the following day (20 October) more gently than usual ...