BMJ 1994;308:485-486 (19 February)

Editorials

An alternative for the NHS

The publication of Health 2000,1 the Labour party's document on health and health services in Britain, indicates the outlines of an alternative health policy. Published on the same day that the government announced further substantial changes to London's hospital services resulting from the operation of the internal market, the document rejects the use of competition in the NHS. Instead, Labour's policy emphasises the importance of effective planning and the need for greater openness in the running of the NHS. A range of options is put forward for achieving these objectives, and a period of consultation will now begin.

In line with the established rituals of political debate, Health 2000 starts ith a critique of Conservative policies on the NHS. Labour pulls no punches in pointing out what it sees as the flaws of these policies: the emphasis on privatisation and commercialisation, corruption in the use of public funds, and the . . . [Full text of this article]


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