Blair 'will break' major pledge on NHS

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The UK government will have to spend at least an additional 18 billion pounds sterling a year on the National Health Service if it is to meet its commitment to boost health spending to the European average, according to a report from the King's Fund.

Author: Grice, Andrew
Publisher: Financial Times Ltd.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
United Kingdom, Government expenditures, Economic policy, Medical policy, Health policy

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PM pledges inquiry into cancer sufferer's wait

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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised an investigation into the treatment of cancer patient Keith Sedgwick. Blair was tackled on this issue by Sedgwick's partner Sharon Storer when he visited Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England.

Author: Milmo, Cahal
Publisher: Financial Times Ltd.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
Care and treatment, Standards, Cancer patients

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A tale of two hospitals - and Blair saw the nice one

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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has visited the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Greenwich, England, which has been extensively modernized. In contrast, nearby University Hospital in Lewisham, England, has yet to receive any investment.

Author: Milmo, Cahal, Morris, Nigel
Publisher: Financial Times Ltd.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
London, England

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Subjects list: Finance, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Hospitals, Blair, Tony, Social policy
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