Tony Blair's legacy for the UK's National Health Service.

GREAT Britain. National Health Service; BLAIR, Tony, 1953-; PUBLIC health; PHYSICIANS; HEALTH care reform; LABOUR Party (Great Britain); HISTORY of national health services; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CELEBRITIES; EMPLOYEE selection; HISTORY; HOSPITAL medical staff; MEDICAL personnel; NATIONAL health services; PSYCHOLOGY

The article discusses the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain and the reforms that Prime Minister Tony Blair and the New Labour Party have made to it during Blair's term in office. The author suggests that restructuring and micromanagement have diminished the flexibility that physicians need when caring for patients. Blair's good intentions at the start of his term are outlined, and his efforts to improve public funding for medicine are noted, as well as targets prescribed to reduce waiting times. The challenges of being a junior doctor in the climate of the NHS and Medical Training Application System are also outlined.