Forum Brief: Budget - Public spending
Policy Consultation 9 April 2003
Gordon Brown's Budget reaffirmed promises to maintain 'record investment in schools' and provide 25,000 more doctors and 80,000 more nurses by 2008.
Forum Brief: Violence against NHS staff
Policy Consultation 27 March 2003
Rising expectations among hospital patients are being blamed for a 13 per cent increase in violent attacks on NHS staff.
Forum Brief: Care work regulation
Policy Consultation 18 March 2003
New research shows huge public support for regulation of the social care workforce.
Forum Brief: NHS report
Policy Consultation 10 March 2003
The NHS is still facing severe shortages of doctors, nurses, beds and equipment, a report has revealed.
Forum Brief: Climbie report
Policy Consultation 28 January 2003
The government has announced a series of reforms aimed at preventing a repeat of the tragic death of Victoria Climbie.
Forum Brief: NHS pay deal
Policy Consultation 29 November 2002
The government has announced a major overhaul of the salary structure in the National Health Service.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Health
Policy Consultation 13 November 2002
Controversial plans to establish foundation hospitals are the flagship of the government's drive to reform the health service.
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Act 2003
Legislation 13 November 2002
"My Government will continue to modernise the delivery of health care based on the founding principles of the National Health Service. Legislation will be brought forward to devolve power and
Nurses demand 15% pay hike
Press Review 9 October 2002
Forum Brief: NHS staff losses
Policy Consultation 6 September 2002
A third of nurses in Central London are leaving hospitals each year, a problem still not solved by the government, a report by the Kings Fund has found.
Forum Brief: Health worker background checks
Policy Consultation 29 August 2002
The IPPR, a think tank with close links to Downing Street, has called for tougher background checks on support workers in hospitals and care homes to protect patients from abuse.
Nursing leader resigns over 'nigger' comment
Press Review 15 August 2002
Army barracks to house NHS nurses?
Press Review 8 August 2002
Forum Brief: NHS red tape
Policy Consultation 1 August 2002
The government has published a raft of measures which aim to cut red tape for doctors and nurses.
Forum Brief: Hospital star ratings
Policy Consultation 25 July 2002
Health secretary Alan Milburn has published a league table of hospital performance and pledged to reward performance with additional resources.
