ISBN 978-1-906837-78-5 Cover design: lukejefford.com E ach day seems to bring fresh warnings of the pressuresbearing down on the NHS. As resources fail to keep trackof demand, the principle of universal healthcare is under threat as never before. Excessive waiting times, the rationing of new drugs, ambulances queuing up outside A&E, staff shortages, the list goes on. What has brought the NHS to...

Seize the opportunity Will the government's white paper The Health of the Nation (p 135)'2 turn out to be the most important measure for improving the health of the English people since the birth of the NHS or just so much hot air? Following strong leads from the World Health Organisation,'4 it sets out an ambitious programme for shifting the focus of the health service from sickness to health....