Hewitt pushes ahead with NHS reform
News Article 13 May 2005
Patricia Hewitt has set out plans to increase the number of operations purchased from the private health sector.
Labour claims credit as waiting lists fall
News Article 8 April 2005
Queues for NHS operations fell by almost two per cent in February, according to new figures.
NHS targets row grows
News Article 14 March 2005
Health minister John Hutton has rejected doctors' claims that government targets are compromising patient care.
Welsh nationalists slam Labour's NHS record
News Article 14 March 2005
Plaid Cymru have accused Welsh Labour mismanaging NHS hospitals and leaving the system at "crisis point".
Labour pledges to cut NHS waiting lists
News Article 8 March 2005
The Labour Party has detailed its promise to cut waiting times for NHS operations to a maximum of 18 weeks.
Reid unveils £1bn bid to cut waiting lists
News Article 19 February 2005
A £1 billion cash boost is the government’s latest bid to drive down NHS waiting lists.
Tories vow to end waiting lists
Press Review 17 February 2005
Michael Howard has launched Conservative plans to reform the health service, pledging to end hospital waiting lists and eradicate "superbugs" such as MRSA.
Cataract surgery waiting time cut
News Article 2 February 2005
Patients needing cataract surgery should wait no more than three months for treatment due to a £73 million government drive to speed up the service.
Lib Dems target NHS waits
Press Review 21 January 2005
Charles Kennedy has been setting out his party's health policies, renewing his promise to scrap centrally imposed NHS targets.
Reid hails treatment centre success
News Article 7 January 2005
The health secretary has insisted that the new wave of NHS treatment centres is delivering rapid improvements in patient care.
NHS chief hails improvements
News Article 3 December 2004
The chief executive of the NHS has welcomed figures showing waiting times in England's hospitals have been cut by a third in six years.
Minister welcomes NHS waiting list data
News Article 12 November 2004
Health minister John Hutton has welcomed a continuing downward trend in NHS waiting lists.
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New contract to boost MRI scans
News Article 29 June 2004
John Hutton has announced a multi-million pound contract for a private company to provide additional MRI scans for the NHS.
