scholarly journals Is New Labour's "Third Way" new or just hot air in old bottles?

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-130
Author(s):  
Grazia Ietto-Gillies
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
The Third ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Economics And Politics

The paper discusses the main aims and characteristics of the three Ways in British economics and politics: the First Way refers to the period from after WWII to the mid 1970s; the second Way refers to the Conservative Government period starting from 1979; and the Third Way to the New Labour Government period since 1997. These three Ways are considered in relation to their main characteristics, the policies of the relevant governments and the problems they have encountered. The New Labour policies are analyzed in more details by reference to the case of the National Health Service. The reasons why the New Labour Way is different from the second Way as well as the problems it is facing are highlighted. A discussion of why New Labour has taken the Third Way route follows.

New Labour and the Third Way in the British National Health Service

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Powell
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
New Labour ◽  
New Right ◽  
Third Way ◽  
The Third ◽  
Old Left ◽  
British Labour

The British Labour Party claims that its policies are based on a “third way,” new and distinct from both the old left and the new right. This article critically examines this claim with respect to health policy. After examining the Conservative legacy in the National Health Service and the evolution of Labour's health policy, the author introduces the concept of the “third way” and discusses the extent to which Labour's health policy can be seen in these terms, using the themes of spending, competition, accountability, and public health. There are many differences between the health policies of New and Old Labour, and some differences between those of New Labour and the Conservatives. Indeed, to a large extent Labour's health policy is built on the legacy of the Conservatives and is characterized by evolution. It is difficult to find any “big idea” or coherent philosophy behind the third way. Rather than being a new and distinctive approach rejecting both the old left and the new right, it seems to be a pragmatic pick and mix, attempting to combine the best from the market approach of the Conservatives and the hierarchical approach of Old Labour.

New Labour and Britain's National Health Service: An Overview of Current Reforms

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Iliffe ◽  
James Munro
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
The Subject

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has been the subject of unprecedented market reforms, which have failed to solve its problems. The New Labour government elected in 1997 has halted the drive toward the marketization of health care and replaced cost with quality as the central concern of NHS administration and policy. Major changes are occurring in the regulation of professional activity, with profound implications for the medical profession and the health service. The authors discuss these changes and possible future problems for the NHS.

scholarly journals ENT operating theatre efficiency

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (7) ◽  
pp. e1-e4
Author(s):  
T Galm ◽  
T Doshi ◽  
I Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Operating Theatre ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
A Priority

Productivity and efficiency has now become a priority for all National Health Service (NHS) organisations. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has increased efficiency cuts by 3% in addition to the 15–20 billion pounds already made under Labour government. 1

Renewing the National Health Service: Labour's Agenda for a Healthier Britain

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rae Barrantes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Tier System

In this report the Labour Party gives its view of the current status of the British National Health Service (NHS), and outlines its plans for the NHS under a Labour government. The values underlying the NHS—comprehensive health care, free at the point of use, based on need rather than ability to pay—have been betrayed. The truly national health service, created by a Labour government in 1948, has been replaced by a market-based service led by accountants. Patients are suffering, health care professionals are dissatisfied, some of the nation's finest hospitals are closing, community care is in chaos, and NHS dentistry has all but been privatized. Under the Tories, the NHS faces a future of privatization, competition, and markets, money wasted on bureaucracy, and the unfairness of a two-tier system. Under Labour, the NHS faces modernization, planned progress, money spent on frontline services, and excellence for all. Labour will follow a model of health care that is patient centered and community led, a properly coordinated and efficient public service.

The Hospital and Its Patients1

2018 ◽  
pp. 76-86
Author(s):  
Richard M. Titmuss
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Structure Functions ◽  
Technological Advance ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
The Third ◽  
Hospital Work

This chapter discusses the significance of the hospital as a social institution. It is one of the most complex of social institutions — an institution which in recent years has grown immensely in its complexities, and to which scholars have added newer complications as a result of the development of the National Health Service. Now, in this situation, the chapter suggests three main dangers. The first danger is that increasing complexity in structure, functions, and administration can lead to increasing economic and social costs without a proportional rise in value rendered to the community. The second danger is that the ends or aims of hospital work may be obscured by excessive preoccupation with means. The third danger is represented by scientific and technological advance.

Lessons identified from the 2017 Manchester and London terrorism incidents. Part 3: the postincident and recovery phase

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hunt
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Bereavement Support ◽  
Military Application ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Military ◽  
Further Development

This is the third paper in a three-part series detailing the lessons identified during the National Health Service (NHS) England clinical debrief meetings which followed the response to the 2017 Manchester and London terrorist incidents. It covers the postincident and recovery phases including rehabilitation, bereavement support, psychological support, network and regional lessons, NHS communications and supply organisations. It also summarises the military application of these lessons and outlines the next steps for further development.

scholarly journals The Economics of the “Third Way”

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-689
Author(s):  
PHILIP ARESTIS ◽  
MALCOLM SAWYER
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Labour Government ◽  
The Third ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
The Uk

ABSTRACT This paper seeks to outline the type of economic analysis which we perceive to be involved in the ideas on the ‘third way’. In the UK, the emergence and then election of “new Labour” has been closely associated with the development of the notion of the “third way”. We sketch out what we see as the analysis of a market economy which underpins the ideas of the “third way”, which is followed by some remarks on the role of the State which is also involved. We seek to illustrate our analysis by reference to the policy statements of the new Labour government in the UK.

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