All Gordon Brown articles – Page 4

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    Gordon Brown: press ahead with health equality drive

    2008-11-07T12:54:00Z

    The prime minister has said the credit crunch is no reason to postpone plans to reduce health inequalities.Speaking at a World Health Organisation conference in London yesterday, Gordon Brown said 'there could be no worse time than this to turn back'.

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    Gordon Brown promises free prescriptions for cancer patients

    2008-09-24T12:01:00Z

    Gordon Brown promised to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients as part of a 'new settlement' focusing on fairness.In what had been described before he spoke as the speech of his life, the prime minister's announcement that he would scrap the charges for cancer patients from April was well received ...

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    HSJ talks to Gordon Brown and Lord Darzi

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    While the past 10 years of NHS reform were designed to increase capacity, the next task is to increase quality and personalisation and give more power to clinicians and patients. Gordon Brown and Lord Darzi explain their plans to Richard Vize

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    Gordon Brown pledges to free and empower staff

    2008-07-03T09:00:00Z

    The prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to 'back to the hilt' NHS staff when they want to improve services.

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    Gordon Brown's speech at the Patient Safety Congress

    2008-05-22T14:19:00Z

    Visit www.patientsafetycongress.co.uk to watch a video clip of Gordon Brown's speech.

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    Gordon Brown visits Patient Safety Congress 2008

    2008-05-22T14:08:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown has told patient safety managers the success of the NHS is in their hands.

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    Brown rethinks social care policy

    2008-05-15T09:00:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown has suggested an insurance model may not be a reliable way to fund future social care provision.

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    Brown 'misled' public over national deep clean policy

    2008-04-03T09:00:00Z

    The government has been accused of misleading the public over its claim that all trusts would deep clean their entire sites.

  • Comment

    Brown's good news for public health

    2008-01-21T16:11:00Z

    Gordon Brown's New Year commitment to cardiovascular screening is a firm step in the right direction - upstream towards prevention - and although we've heard this kind of thing from government before, this time I get the feeling they really mean it.

  • Comment

    Michael White on Brown's plans for health

    2008-01-17T09:00:00Z

    Gordon Brown's Big NHS Speech, to which HSJ gave front-page treatment last week, was full of virtuous declaration about what needs to be done to manage rising - and costly - demand in healthcare systems around the world.

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    Simon Stevens on Brown's first health speech

    2008-01-17T09:00:00Z

    Until last week, Gordon Brown had been surprisingly - even painfully - quiet on where he thought the NHS should be headed. But last Monday he finally showed some leg, in the form of his first major health pronunciamento since moving into Number 10.

  • News

    Brown talks to HSJ about his preventive healthcare vision

    2008-01-10T09:00:00Z

    Foundation trusts are to provide primary care services, recruit more members and take over failing trusts under the prime minister’s vision for the future of the NHS.

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    HSJ's interview with Brown in full

    2008-01-09T16:39:41Z

    Transcript of HSJ's interview with prime minister Gordon BrownHSJ: When you talk about the preventive vision that you've outlined today, what action should health service managers take on that from now?GB: Well, it's going to be locally delivered more than nationally prescribed so managers themselves will be directly involved in ...

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    Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform

    2008-01-07T15:44:19Z

    Gordon Brown has promised greater personal and preventive healthcare as part of his vision for the NHS.In his first major speech on health since becoming prime minister, Mr Brown told an audience of health professionals in London that if the NHS is to meet the needs of the 21st century, ...

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    Brown promises to support NHS staff

    2008-01-02T12:21:23Z

    The prime minister has promised the government's priority for 2008 will be to support NHS staff in tackling infection and improving access to services.

  • Comment

    Michael White: inside Gordon Brown's mind

    2007-11-22T09:00:00Z

    Are ministers in Alan Johnson’s health team now finding their feet in their new jobs after a lacklustre start? Are they landing a few blows on the other side too despite renewed talk of a broad consensus on the NHS’s future?

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    Michael White on Gordon Brown's health policy

    2007-11-15T09:00:00Z

    Some well-meaning MPs think that Gordon Brown's government is deliberately taking the spotlight off the NHS to give it breathing space to recover from years of political battering.

  • News

    Brown to outline legislative plans

    2007-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown will give a preview of his first legislative programme this afternoon, with a focus on housing, education and the NHS. In a break with tradition, Mr Brown is announcing in advance a large part of the Queen's speech, and he has promised a series of region-by-region ...

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    Johnson leads Brown's charm team as ministers start to listen

    2007-07-05T00:00:00Z

    'Sir Ara keeping one foot in the operating theatre should encourage clinicians to have confidence that their views are listened to'

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    Johnson and Darzi lead Brown's campaign to woo back voters

    2007-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Prime minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a new health team that is widely perceived as an attempt to restore staff and public confidence in the NHS.