It admits improvements are being made, noting that the first nine months of 2007 saw an increase from 47 per cent to 50 per cent, but describes the ten per cent «buffer zone» announced by
health minister Ben Bradshaw as simply a means of lowering the target for this December.
The open letter will be sent to all four governments of the UK and in particular to: Jane Ellison (
Minister for Public
Health),
Ben Gummer (
Minister for Care Quality), Duncan Selbie (Chief Executive, Public
Health England) and Simon Stevens (Chief Executive of NHS England).
Department Of
Health Minister of state - Dawn Primarolo Minister of state - Ben Bradshaw (and minister for the south west) Minister of state - Phil Hope (and minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state -
Minister of state - Dawn Primarolo
Minister of state - Ben Bradshaw (and minister for the south west) Minister of state - Phil Hope (and minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state -
Minister of state -
Ben Bradshaw (and
minister for the south west) Minister of state - Phil Hope (and minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state -
minister for the south west)
Minister of state - Phil Hope (and minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state -
Minister of state - Phil Hope (and
minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state -
minister for the east Midlands) Parliamentary under secretary of state - Lord Darzi of Denham Parliamentary under secretary of state - Ann Keen