© 2001 the Emergency Medicine Journal
Editorial
The NHS Plan—the sound of cavalry or zebras?
Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6UD, UK
The publication of the NHS Plan in August 2000 represents the first attempt by an administration of any persuasion to undertake a comprehensive review of the current state of play and propose reform. The plan has been pored over at length in the medical and lay press. The purpose of this editorial is to consider how the NHS Plan might influence day to day practice in our departments.
In publishing the plan, the government has provided a huge and unmissible target for cynics and sceptics alike. While some of this is justified and healthy, there is no doubt that the principles and developments within the plan represent a real opportunity for improvement. The plan covers all bases and, inevitably, lacks detail in how the changes are to be implemented. We must, therefore, seize any opportunity to influence the delivery of the plan. Of concern, however, is the paucity of specific
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