RE: Alan Milburn's speech to the NHS Confederation today, 6/7/01

[Guest guest]

I think this is a really good piece of evidence and will be using it what

did you think of my reply from the Welsh Assembly?

marianne

Alan Milburn's speech to the NHS Confederation

today, 6/7/01

The Secretary of State gave a key speech today to the NHS Confederation

about Reform and the enhanced role of Frontline staff in shaping the new,

improved Health Service. The text of his speech is accessible under

Ministerial speeches in the DoH website or as a link via today's Chief

Executive's electronic bulletin.

In the whole speech, only one health professional is quoted, from a certain

Frontline profession:

"

In the five weeks of the election campaign I met staff and patients up and

down the country. I visited good places and some less good places. I heard

what NHS staff had to say. I saw what they were trying to do.

As a Health Visitor said to me on one visit, " it definitely feels better but

it does feel like rolling a big boulder up hill. " There is an enormous

effort going on throughout the NHS to bring about the improvements both

staff and patients want to see.

"

I know that HV hearing tests are unfashionable, but it looks like someone

may be listening.....

Woody.

[Guest guest]

Yes, nne. I am surprised that JM Consulting did not want that 'name brief

and easily recognisable to the public': Nursing & Midwifery Acronym a.k.a.

enema.

Woody.

> I think this is a really good piece of evidence and will be using it what

> did you think of my reply from the Welsh Assembly?

>

> marianne

>

> Alan Milburn's speech to the NHS Confederation

> today, 6/7/01

>

>

> The Secretary of State gave a key speech today to the NHS Confederation

> about Reform and the enhanced role of Frontline staff in shaping the new,

> improved Health Service. The text of his speech is accessible under

> Ministerial speeches in the DoH website or as a link via today's Chief

> Executive's electronic bulletin.

>

> In the whole speech, only one health professional is quoted, from a certain

> Frontline profession:

> "

> In the five weeks of the election campaign I met staff and patients up and

> down the country. I visited good places and some less good places. I heard

> what NHS staff had to say. I saw what they were trying to do.

>

> As a Health Visitor said to me on one visit, " it definitely feels better but

> it does feel like rolling a big boulder up hill. " There is an enormous

> effort going on throughout the NHS to bring about the improvements both

> staff and patients want to see.

> "

>

> I know that HV hearing tests are unfashionable, but it looks like someone

> may be listening.....

>

> Woody.

>

>

>