How, and with what success, have governments attempted to improve the provision of health care in the UK since 1992?

The first 200 words of this essay...

How, and with what success, have governments attempted to improve the provision of health care in the UK since 1992?

The NHS began with the post war Labour government. The objective aim was to provide free health care from cradle to grave provided by the state. It truly was the jewel in the crown for Clement Atlee's welfare state. The question however has arisen of how far have the governments attempted to improve the provision of health care without diminishing the shine of the jewel and without conflicting with Aneurin Bevan's principles. Have the government succeeded at delivering to society's expectations with the occurrence of a widening population, advances in technology, the birth of new treatments and the nature of the NHS changing in comparison to how it originally was. Now at a time, where the general election is near, each political party will want to show the public that they are the right party to manage the NHS, they are the right party to manage the institution that binds our nation together. This essay will explore the attempts placed by the government to improve health care but more importantly how successful have these efforts been.