NHS figure
Frank Dobson NHS Timeline
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11 records1997–1999
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Frank Dobson in the NHS archive
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| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | The New NHS White Paper | London, Great Britain | The government publishes The New NHS: Modern, Dependable, setting out plans to replace GP fundholding with primary care groups and strengthen cooperation. |
| 1997 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | GP Fundholding Phase-Out | London, Great Britain | Dobson begins the process of ending GP fundholding while retaining a purchaser-provider distinction through new local commissioning arrangements. |
| 1997 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Primary Care Groups Announced | London, Great Britain | The government announces primary care groups that will bring general practitioners and community professionals together to plan and commission local health services. |
| 1997 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Secretary of State for Health Appointment | London, Great Britain | Dobson becomes Health Secretary and takes responsibility for implementing Labour's programme to reorganise commissioning, reduce market mechanisms and strengthen public-service coordination. |
| 1998 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | A First Class Service | London, Great Britain | The government publishes A First Class Service, placing clinical governance, quality improvement and stronger national standards at the centre of NHS reform. |
| 1998 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Clinical Governance Framework | London, Great Britain | Clinical governance is developed as a formal NHS responsibility, requiring organisations to maintain and improve the quality and safety of patient care. |
| 1998 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Information for Health Strategy | London, Great Britain | The Information for Health strategy sets ambitions for electronic records, networked clinical information and improved digital access to evidence across the NHS. |
| 1998 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | NHS Direct Expansion | England, Great Britain | NHS Direct telephone services expand, giving patients round-the-clock access to nurse-led advice and creating a new national route into urgent health information. |
| 1 April 1999 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | GP Fundholding Abolished | England, Great Britain | GP fundholding is formally abolished and replaced by broader primary-care commissioning arrangements intended to reduce differences between participating and non-participating practices. |
| 1 April 1999 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Primary Care Groups Begin | England, Great Britain | Primary care groups begin operating across England, giving local doctors and other professionals a larger role in commissioning services for defined populations. |
| September 1999 | Frank Dobson Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | National Service Framework for Mental Health | London, Great Britain | The first National Service Framework for mental health sets national standards for adult services, crisis care, community support and treatment quality. |