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» Tuesday, September 11, 2007

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Asked for any reaction to Wanless’ thoughts about productivity in the NHS, the PMS replied that as the Wanless Report made clear, the extra resources that we had invested in health along with the reforms that had been made to the Health Service, had undoubtedly improved patient care over the past five years. Clearly there remained issues, as Wanless identified, with lifestyle diseases like obesity, but these were being looked at and taken very seriously by the Department of Health.

Asked specifically about Wanless’ point on productivity and too much money going on pay awards for no particular comeback, and on the further point that to maintain the quality of service there would need to be significant major cash injections over the next 20 years, the PMS replied that we would have to make decisions on the amount of resources available at the time of the Spending Review next month. Clearly the National Health Service needed to ensure that they were providing the best quality care in the most efficient and cost effective way. There had been improvements in productivity, but clearly this was an ongoing process.

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