This article reviews the effects of political devolution on health care in the countries of Great
Britain at the end of the first term of the new political institutions created in 1999. In the light …

The election of the Labour government in May 1997 and the subsequent devolution of
political power to the countries of the UK in 1999 have created the possibility of health …

This article looks at the possible implications of English regional government for the
promotion and provision of healthcare. Elected assemblies may allow more locally tailored …

1. This is the third and final report of a three-year project. Its aims have been:• to assess the
impact to date of political devolution on arrangements for governance and accountability in …

This study is the first large-scale comparison of policy and divergence in the UK since
devolution. It identifies the different combinations of market, profession, management and …

Abstract The United Kingdom is ostensibly one country and yet public policy often varies
between its constituent territories–England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Health …

Introduction: Since devolution in 1998, the UK has had four increasingly distinct health
systems, in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Sources of data: Secondary …

Devolution took effect when powers were transferred from Westminster to the Scottish
Parliament and Welsh Assembly on 1 July 1999; and to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 2 …

Tony Blair once remarked that the NHS is 'the healthcare system the world most envies'. But
is there still one single NHS? As powers have been devolved to Scotland, Wales and …

The 1979 election of the Conservative Government in Britain was not followed by the
demolition of the welfare state. However, a variety of policy initiatives were introduced both …