The NHS plan

Four headlines stand out: capacity; standards and targets; delivery; partnership. Years of lower growth in expenditure compared with other European countries have left the NHS looking worthy but relatively clapped out The single most important part of the NHS plan is the cash injection to boost capa...

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Published inBMJ. British medical journal (International ed.) Vol. 321; no. 7257; p. 315
Main Authors Dixon, Jennifer, Dewar, Steve
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group 05.08.2000
EditionInternational edition
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Funding
Health care delivery
Health care industry
UK
United Kingdom
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Summary:Four headlines stand out: capacity; standards and targets; delivery; partnership. Years of lower growth in expenditure compared with other European countries have left the NHS looking worthy but relatively clapped out The single most important part of the NHS plan is the cash injection to boost capacity: 7500 more consultants; 2000 more general practitioners, 20 000 more nurses; 7000 more beds (particularly to boost intermediate care), investment in NHS facilities-the list goes on.
ISSN:0959-8146