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The new NHS: modern, dependable — presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health
Corporate Author	Department of Health - DoH
Publisher	TSO, London, December 1997
Pages	86 pp (Cm 3807)
Source	The Publications Centre, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT.
Keywords	National Health Service ; General practice ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Management [care] ; Finance [care] ; Social policy ; Government publications.
Annotation	The main aim of this White Paper is the replacement of the internal market with integrated care, saving £1 billion on bureaucracy and putting that money into frontline patient care. Key themes are outlined on: changing the NHS; health authorities and the introduction of Health Action Zones and Health Improvement Programmes to shape local healthcare; primary care groups as the first line of support and care; the roles and duties of NHS trusts; the creation of a National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and a Commission for Health Improvement; measurement of NHS performance; and how these proposals will be funded. A new NHS Charter will tell people about the standards of treatment and care they can expect of the NHS, and will also explain patients' responsibilities. Access to a national health service will be based on need, and not on ability to pay, who your GP is, or where you live.
Accession Number	CPA-980203207 B
Classmark	L4: L5: L4A: QA: QC: TM2: 6OA
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