Omen writes

Gordon Brown has made it clear that one of his priorities is health. His acceptance speech at the Labour conference last Sunday also made it very clear that it will not be business as before with change being emphasised time and time again.

Is it just spin or is there a genuine desire to do better? He of all people must be aware that the billions of pounds of extra funding thrown at the NHS has not produced the desired results. There is little doubt that some areas have improved, but it is also clear that this has been at the cost of others with much of the funding lost to constant re-organisations and increased management.