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Chapter 4 Our NHS: Free
Chapter 4
Our NHS: Free to all, personal to each
Forward to personalised healthcare
for all of us, not back to two-tier
healthcare
1997: 12-hour waits in Accident and Emergency,
and waiting more than 18 months for
operations
2005: Less than four hours in A&E for 97 per
cent of patients. Virtually no one waiting
more than nine months for an operation
2008: No one waiting more than 18 weeks from
referral to treatment. No hidden waits.
Free choice of hospital