Health policy debate – 15 to 30 April 2005


References
  1. Jones, G. Blair refuses to back down as he is accused of lying over NHS. The Daily Telegraph, 20 April 2005: p. 9.
  2. Sparrow, A. The last signature Mr Blair expected. The Daily Telegraph, 19 April 2005. Read more about this here
  3. Miller, K. NHS debts soar to over £1bn. Sunday Telegraph, 24 April 2005. Read more about this here
  4. Britain. New blood for the health service. The Economist, 23 April 2005: p. 33-34.
  5. Leader. Getting the NHS right. The Economist, 23 April 2005: p. 15.
  6. Laurance, J. Targets for GPs to see patients within 48 hours may be scrapped. The Independent, 30 April 2005. Read more about this here
  7. Bloomfield, S. Doctors accuse Labour over 48-hour GP target. Independent on Sunday, 1 May 2005. Read more about this here
  8. Editorial. The unspoken issue that haunts the UK general election. The Lancet, 30 April 2005(365): p. (1515).
  9. Blake, C. Labour's lost our vote. The Independent, 19 April 2005. Read more about this here
  10. Neuberger, J. 'Labour has to get over its obsession with NHS targets'. The Independent, 24 April 2005.
  11. BBC on-line. Doctors look to ballot in pay row. BBC.co.uk, 27 April 2005. Read more about this here
  12. Hawkes, N. NHS survey says improvements are only patchy. The Times, 18 April 2005. Read more about this here
  13. Boseley, S. Survey of 1m patients shows improvements in cancer care. The Guardian, 18 April 2005. Read more about this here
  14. Hall, C. Targets improve NHS services, says charity report. The Telegraph, 18 April 2005. Read more about this here
  15. McLellan, A. Primary care needs acute treatment. Health Service Journal, 21 April 2005: p. 3.
  16. Coote, A. The NHS has still not got the hang of listening to people. The Guardian, 20 April 2005.
  17. Studemann, F and Timmins, N. Britain seeks right balance for funding. Financial Times, 19 April 2005.
  18. Lane, R. The NHS is being dismantled. The Guardian, 21 April 2005.
  19. Carvel, J and Tomlinson, H. Surgeons criticise privatisation. The Guardian, 21 April 2005.
  20. Fleming, N. Surgeons fear hospital closures. Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2005.
  21. MD. Doing the Rounds. Private Eye, 16 April-28 April 2005: p. 10.
  22. Puttick, H. Revealed: How English NHS is better than Scotland. The Herald, 2 May 2005.
  23. Nelson, F. Blair cites Scottish Labour's failure on NHS waiting lists. The Scotsman, 19 April 2005. Read more about this here
  24. Peev, G. Blair piles pressure on McConnell over 'lack of NHS reform'. The Scotsman, 22 April 2005. Read more about this here
  25. Nelson, F and Kirkup, J. McConnell adopts English reform. The Scotsman, 26 April 2005. Read more about this here
  26. Reporters, Medics have misgivings over English-style NHS reforms. Press and Journal, 27 April 2005. Read more about this here
  27. Nelson, F and MacDonnell, H. Scottish Lib Dems to block Blair's NHS reforms. The Scotsman, 27 April 2005. Read more about this here
  28. Nelson, F. For patients sake, let's not do it the English way. The Scotsman, 27 April 2005. Read more about this here
  29. Meek, J. It's a tough one. The Guardian, 2 May 2005. G2: p. 2-7.
  30. Burgess, S. Propper, C. and Wilson, D. Will more choice improve outcomes in education and health care. March 2005, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation: Bristol.
  31. Martin, D and Lloyd, I. Lib Dems target scan waits. Health Service Journal, 21 April 2005: p. 7.
  32. Carvel, J. Political bidding war threatens patients, nurses' leaders warn. The Guardian, 26 April 2005.
  33. Mulholland, H. Nurses 'risk becoming sales staff'. The Guardian, 25 April 2005. Read more about this here
  34. Donnelly, L. Labour's manifesto hints at the shape of things to come. Health Service Journal, 21 April 2005: p. 12-16.
  35. Martin, D. PCT and SHA numbers will not be slashed, says Reid. Health Service Journal, 21 April 2004: p. 6.
  36. Hartley-Brewer, J. Hospital managers hit back. Sunday Express, 1 May 2005: p. 8.
  37. McLellan, A. A challenge 'eased': why Labout thinks it can pull back on funding. Health Service Journal, 21 April 2005: p. 3.
  38. Feacham, R and Sekhri, N. Moving towards true integration. British Medical Journal, 22 April 2005. Education and debate: p. 787-788.
  39. Martin, D. New community hospitals will be 'inside the NHS'. Health Service Journal, 28 April 2005.
  40. NHS Confederation. Meeting the challenge: primary care trusts and integrated management models. 2005, The NHS Confederation: London.

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