Background There were ten initiatives in the primary and urgent care system in the English
NHS during the New Labour government, 1997–2010, aimed at delivering higher quality …

Background: Inequalities in health-care access and outcomes raise concerns about quality
of care and justice, and the NHS has a statutory duty to consider reducing them. Objectives …

Background Provision of universal coverage is essential for achieving equity in healthcare,
but inequalities still exist in universal healthcare systems. Between 2004/2005 and …

The national health services (NHS) of England, Portugal, Finland and other single-payer
universalist systems financed by general taxation, are based on the theoretical principle of …

Department of Health disclaimer: This book draws on independent research commissioned
by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The views and opinions expressed by …

Starting in 2002, the UK Labour Government of 1997–2010 introduced a series of changes
to the National Health Service (NHS) in England designed to increase patients' choices of …

Since 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) has undergone repeated organisational
changes, 1 but none so large or complex as the 2012 Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) …

Background Integrated care aims to coordinate a patient's care across community, primary
and secondary care settings and between different providers in health and social care …

Health Equity Indicators for the English NHS: a longitudinal whole-population study at the
small-area level Page 1 This is a repository copy of Health Equity Indicators for the English NHS …

An unprecedented number of Labour MPs was elected in rural areas in England in 1997.
This study examines critically examines the making of rural policy and the implications for …