The optimal balance between central governmental authority and the degree of autonomy of
local public bodies is an enduring issue in public policy. The UK National Health Service is …

The role of local government in health care matters in Britain has never been trouble‐free.
From the dissolution of the Boards of Guardians in 1929, through to the creation of the NHS …

Decentralisation has returned as a key theme in English health policy in recent years in
policies such as Patient Choice and Foundation Trusts, among many others. The goal of …

Two years ago, a review of health policy by the King's Fund described the Blair
government's reform programme as 'relentless, almost hyperactive intervention'(Appleby …

1. The April 2013 NHS reorganisation was big, even by the standards of the English NHS.
NHS England Chief Executive David Nicholson famously said that the Cameron government …

Although the NHS operates throughout the United Kingdom, it is organised, and services are
planned, differently in each of the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern …

The recent changes in the British National Health Service were intended to make this
previously popular public service more responsive to its users and at the same time less …

English As the National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 50th birthday, the new Labour
government has proposed a radical shake-up in the way it is organised. The most innovative …

Objectives National Health Service (NHS) foundation trusts have been created to
decentralize the management of NHS provider organizations through the substitution of …

General Managers (GMs) represent a relatively new cadre in the British National Health
Service (NHS) who have become closely aligned with central government policy in recent …