The Health service journal
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A survey of 104 mental health units found that half did not have policies on treatment of detained patients from black and ethnic minority groups. Almost three-quarters had no policy for dealing with racial harassment of black and ethnic-minority patients. 11 percent of patients whose notes were examined had reported racial harassment.
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The Labour Party made few policy statements on health before the First World War. Its only election pledge was to oppose compulsory vaccination in 1900. ⋯ Aspects of the NHS came under fire from within the Labour Party soon after 1948. Promises of extra spending in the 1960s and 1970s were inhibited by economic problems.
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GPs are crucial to the success of the government's NHS reforms. But there are few obvious incentives for GPs to act as managers. GPs will be under pressure to economise on prescribing and referrals but will face conflicting demands from patients. Many GPs believe the government will rush them into a salaried service if they do not co-operate with the current reforms.