Political Developments: Health and Education under the Citizens Charter Flashcards
Which part of the NHS was “privatised” under the Citizen’s Charter?
Hospitals
What name was given to NHS hospitals under the Citizens Charter?
Trusts
What would hospitals be able to do with their budgets under the Citizens Charter?
Manage their own budgets
What was the aim of giving NHS hospitals control over their own budget?
To improve their efficiency
What did NHS hospitals do in terms of hiring businesses to work in their hospitals under the Citizens Charter?
Hired more businesses to work in their hospitals
If there were more employees in hospitals, what was needed more?
Managers
How much was spent on the income of NHS managers in 1990?
£150 million
How much was spent on the income of NHS managers in 1994?
£600 million
How can it be seen NHS trusts were inefficient at managing their own budgets?
30 hospitals were in deficit by 1995
What did Major introduce to Education in 1994?
Teacher Training Agency
What was the aim of the Teacher Training Agency?
To improve the efficiency of teachers
When was the National Curriculum created? What did this do?
1997, Standardised Education
What did the 1992 Education Act enforce schools to do with their exam results?
Publish their exam results
What did the 1992 Education Act do to polytechnics?
Reclassified them as universities
What did the 1992 Education Act do to university funding?
Put it in the control of the government
