BMJ 2008;336:1461 (28 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.a546 (published 25 June 2008)
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Conservatives say they will drop internal NHS targets and focus on outcomes
Adrian O’Dowd
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The Conservative party claims that, if it forms the next British government, performance of NHS organisations and not targets will be the focus of the NHS.
The Conservative party has published a green paper promising to drop internal NHS targets in favour of focusing on health outcomes in areas such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, after care, and patient satisfaction.
Party leader David Cameron and his health spokesperson Andrew Lansely were outlining their green paper called Delivering some of the best health in Europe.
This new policy approach could save tens of thousands of lives, said Mr Cameron in a speech to an audience at the Royal College of Surgeons in London.
The planned shift in focus would lead to an "information revolution," he said, with patients able to compare and contrast different care providers on what mattered to them—results.
"No more pointless reorganisations—just building and improving," said Mr
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