Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-2003
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Reid Biography and Timeline
Follow John Reid through 12 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Reid, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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2001–2005Years on this page
2001
2003
Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1997-2007
Secretary of State for Health Appointment
Reid becomes Health Secretary and continues the NHS modernisation programme while placing greater emphasis on patient choice, chronic disease and delivery of existing reforms.
Role range: 2003-2005
Health and Social Care Community Health and Standards Act
Legislation creates the statutory basis for NHS foundation trusts and new systems of healthcare inspection, regulation and patient protection.
Role range: 2003-2005
New Consultant Contract
A new consultant contract changes pay and job planning, linking higher salaries to clearer programmed activities and negotiated commitments to NHS work.
Role range: 2003-2005
New General Medical Services Contract
A new national GP contract is agreed, introducing practice-level contracts and a quality framework that rewards achievement against defined clinical and organisational indicators.
Role range: 2003-2005
2004
First NHS Foundation Trusts
The first NHS foundation trusts are authorised, giving selected hospitals greater financial and managerial autonomy while retaining them within the publicly funded NHS.
Role range: 2003-2005
Quality and Outcomes Framework
The new GP contract introduces the Quality and Outcomes Framework, linking part of practice income to measured achievement in clinical care and service organisation.
Role range: 2003-2005
NHS Improvement Plan
The NHS Improvement Plan develops the reform programme and establishes the ambition that elective patients should receive treatment within eighteen weeks of referral.
Role range: 2003-2005
Choosing Health White Paper
Choosing Health sets a public-health programme focused on smoking, obesity, sexual health, healthier choices and reducing preventable disease.
Role range: 2003-2005
Agenda for Change Implementation
Agenda for Change begins national implementation, replacing numerous NHS pay systems with common pay bands, job evaluation and harmonised conditions for most staff.
Role range: 2003-2005
2005
Trident Renewal
John Reid oversees early ministerial consideration of options for replacing the Vanguard submarines
Role range: 1997-2007 – 2005-2006
Records, sources and methodology
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