Health priorities for an incoming government

Part of General Election 2010

The King's Fund's Health priorities for an incoming government sets out the three areas that we believe the new government should focus on. These are: responding to the financial challenge facing the NHS, improving the quality of health care, and promoting wellbeing and independence.

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Health priorities for an incoming government

The King's Fund's Health priorities for an incoming government sets out the three areas that we believe the new government should focus on. These are: responding to the financial challenge facing the NHS, improving the quality of health care, and promoting wellbeing and independence.

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