NHS figure
John Reid NHS Timeline
Follow the NHS-related events in the supplied World History Database records for John Reid.
9 records2003–2004
Person timeline
John Reid in the NHS archive
This page gathers the supplied NHS history records associated with John Reid.
Chronological records
NHS events
| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Secretary of State for Health Appointment | London, Great Britain | Reid becomes Health Secretary and continues the NHS modernisation programme while placing greater emphasis on patient choice, chronic disease and delivery of existing reforms. |
| November 2003 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Health and Social Care Community Health and Standards Act | London, Great Britain | Legislation creates the statutory basis for NHS foundation trusts and new systems of healthcare inspection, regulation and patient protection. |
| 2003 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | New Consultant Contract | England, Great Britain | A new consultant contract changes pay and job planning, linking higher salaries to clearer programmed activities and negotiated commitments to NHS work. |
| 2003 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | New General Medical Services Contract | England, Great Britain | A new national GP contract is agreed, introducing practice-level contracts and a quality framework that rewards achievement against defined clinical and organisational indicators. |
| 1 April 2004 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | First NHS Foundation Trusts | England, Great Britain | The first NHS foundation trusts are authorised, giving selected hospitals greater financial and managerial autonomy while retaining them within the publicly funded NHS. |
| 1 April 2004 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Quality and Outcomes Framework | England, Great Britain | The new GP contract introduces the Quality and Outcomes Framework, linking part of practice income to measured achievement in clinical care and service organisation. |
| June 2004 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | NHS Improvement Plan | London, Great Britain | The NHS Improvement Plan develops the reform programme and establishes the ambition that elective patients should receive treatment within eighteen weeks of referral. |
| November 2004 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Choosing Health White Paper | London, Great Britain | Choosing Health sets a public-health programme focused on smoking, obesity, sexual health, healthier choices and reducing preventable disease. |
| December 2004 | John Reid Secretary of State · Secretary of State for Health | Agenda for Change Implementation | England, Great Britain | Agenda for Change begins national implementation, replacing numerous NHS pay systems with common pay bands, job evaluation and harmonised conditions for most staff. |