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| Johnson heralds new personal NHS | Johnson heralds new personal NHS |
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| The health secretary is expected to tell delegates at Labour's spring conference how he will turn the NHS in England into a more personal service. | |
| Alan Johnson will say that the days of a "one-size-fits-all" NHS are over and people should have more choice. | Alan Johnson will say that the days of a "one-size-fits-all" NHS are over and people should have more choice. |
| Taking to the stage in Birmingham, he will highlight controversial plans for GPs to open at weekends and evenings. | Taking to the stage in Birmingham, he will highlight controversial plans for GPs to open at weekends and evenings. |
| He is expected to make the point that extended opening hours are not just for commuters but also hourly paid workers. | He is expected to make the point that extended opening hours are not just for commuters but also hourly paid workers. |
| Loggerheads | Loggerheads |
| Mr Johnson will say: "The days of patients being the passive recipients of one-size-fits-all service are over." | Mr Johnson will say: "The days of patients being the passive recipients of one-size-fits-all service are over." |
| While pointing to "dramatic reductions" in deaths from cancer and heart disease, he is expected to consider the new challenges facing the NHS, such as obesity, growing mental health problems and an ageing population. | While pointing to "dramatic reductions" in deaths from cancer and heart disease, he is expected to consider the new challenges facing the NHS, such as obesity, growing mental health problems and an ageing population. |
| He will say: "It is for these reasons that we will put increased investment in healthcare for all before tax cuts for the wealthy few." | He will say: "It is for these reasons that we will put increased investment in healthcare for all before tax cuts for the wealthy few." |
| The government and doctors' union, the British Medical Association, have been at loggerheads over the plans for extended surgery opening hours. | The government and doctors' union, the British Medical Association, have been at loggerheads over the plans for extended surgery opening hours. |
| Mr Johnson is expected to urge GPs to accept the deal, which will see an average-sized practice with 6,000 patients open an extra three hours a week. | Mr Johnson is expected to urge GPs to accept the deal, which will see an average-sized practice with 6,000 patients open an extra three hours a week. |