Agenda That Spells Trouble in Scotland Looming Holyrood Election Slows Reform of the Nhs Analysis
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TONY Blair's Labour colleagues at Westminster cheered him to the rafters yesterday as he promised to protect traditional universal services free at the point of use as he announced a packed Queen's Speech programme of 45 bills designed to drive home his "reform and respect" agenda.
He was quite explicit. Extra public sector investment would continue but the services must modernise to meet the demands of patients, parents and pupils.See the full content of this document
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Agenda That Spells Trouble in Scotland Looming Holyrood Election Slows Reform of the Nhs Analysis
The trouble for the prime minister, and his Scottish colleagues, is that his writ on public services stops at the border, and as The Herald revealed two weeks ago, progress in Scotland is lagging behind England in six of the nine key health indicators.
The Queen's speech only exacerbates the problem. The prime minister could not have made it clearer. The juggernaut of reform will continue in England. Mr Blair may have his own problems at Westminster over some aspects of public service reform but he is prepared to fight his corner. In Scotland, it is up to the Scottish Executive. Man...See the full content of this document
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