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Britain's health service debated by Prime Minister Blair and chief opponent

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 18th, 2004

Prime Minister Tony Blair and his chief political adversary spelled out their visions for Britain's state-run health service, an emotive topic likely to be a key battleground in national elections expected next year.

Free healthcare is a cherished principle in Britain, but many moan that waiting lists for operations are too long or that hospital wards are overcrowded.

The National Health Service regularly tops surveys of issues most important to voters, a fact shaping Blair's and Conservative Party leader Michael Howard's manifestos as they approach elections expected in May 2005.

Both say patients should be given more choice. How...

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