NHS figure
Alan Milburn NHS Timeline
Follow the NHS-related events in the supplied World History Database records for Alan Milburn.
15 records1999–2002
Person timeline
Alan Milburn in the NHS archive
This page gathers the supplied NHS history records associated with Alan Milburn.
Chronological records
NHS events
| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Secretary of State for Health Appointment | London, Great Britain | Milburn becomes Health Secretary and leads a period of major NHS investment, performance management, organisational reform and expansion of patient choice. |
| March 2000 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease | London, Great Britain | A national framework for coronary heart disease sets standards for prevention, diagnosis, emergency treatment, revascularisation and cardiac rehabilitation across the NHS. |
| July 2000 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | NHS Plan | London, Great Britain | Milburn publishes the NHS Plan, combining higher investment with targets for staffing, hospital capacity, waiting times, patient access and service modernisation. |
| 2000 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Commission for Health Improvement | London, Great Britain | The Commission for Health Improvement begins work as an independent inspectorate reviewing clinical governance and the quality of care delivered by NHS organisations. |
| 2000 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Independent Sector Capacity Partnership | London, Great Britain | The government develops arrangements for the NHS to purchase additional treatment from independent providers as one method of increasing capacity and reducing waits. |
| 2000 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | NHS Walk-In Centres | England, Great Britain | NHS walk-in centres are introduced to provide convenient nurse-led assessment and treatment for minor illness and injury without a conventional GP appointment. |
| May 2001 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Health and Social Care Act 2001 | London, Great Britain | The Health and Social Care Act provides statutory support for organisational changes, partnership arrangements and new mechanisms for improving health and social-care coordination. |
| July 2001 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Shifting the Balance of Power | London, Great Britain | The government publishes Shifting the Balance of Power, transferring more responsibilities toward primary care trusts while reducing the role of existing health authorities. |
| 2001 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Hospital Star Ratings | England, Great Britain | A hospital star-rating system is introduced to compare organisational performance against national targets and give ministers and the public a visible assessment of trusts. |
| 2001 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Patient Advice and Liaison Services | England, Great Britain | Patient Advice and Liaison Services are developed in NHS trusts to resolve concerns, provide information and help patients navigate complaints and local services. |
| 1 April 2002 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Primary Care Trusts Established | England, Great Britain | Primary care trusts become the main local NHS commissioners, controlling substantial budgets and taking responsibility for planning many community and hospital services. |
| 1 April 2002 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Strategic Health Authorities Established | England, Great Britain | Strategic health authorities replace earlier regional arrangements and take responsibility for overseeing performance and strategic development across groups of local NHS organisations. |
| April 2002 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Delivering the NHS Plan | London, Great Britain | Delivering the NHS Plan sets out further reforms, including foundation trusts, new financial flows and a stronger relationship between investment and organisational performance. |
| June 2002 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act | London, Great Britain | The NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act reshapes health authorities, strengthens inspection arrangements and creates new structures for professional regulation. |
| July 2002 | Alan Milburn Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Twenty-First Century NHS IT Strategy | London, Great Britain | A national information-technology strategy proposes integrated electronic systems, digital referrals, electronic prescriptions and shared patient information across the NHS. |