The chance we've been waiting for

By Alan Milburn1998-03-26T00:00:00

Last week the government announced a £500m Budget increase aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists to below 1.16 million by April 1999. Both prime minister Tony Blair and health secretary Frank Dobson have made clear this is the NHS's highest priority for the coming year.

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