The NHS White Paper

The White Paper Equity and Excellence: liberating the NHS represents one of the biggest shake ups of the health system since the NHS was established. We'll be looking at the issues that it raises, analysing the reforms it suggests and commenting on the topics it discusses in both a health care and wider context.

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Read the health White Paper

Equity and Excellence: liberating the NHS is available to download on the DH website.

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Our guide to regulation of health care

How will the coalition government's plans for regulation affect health care organisations in England?

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An overview of GP commissioning

Chris Ham gives an overview of GP commissioning and outlines The King's Fund's response to the NHS White Paper

Hospital waiting times tracker

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John Healey MP, Shadow Health Secretary, gives Labour's response to the Health and Social Care Bill.

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What do doctors think of the White Paper?

We commissioned a survey to find out what they think about the government's health plans.

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