In the line of fire - Quangos are an easy target of the Treasury's planned civil service cull. But job cuts could hurt the public as much as those providing the services

Doctors under the microscope - In the new world of NHS controls assurance, hospitals doctors' performance will come under the scrutiny of managers, making chief executives responsible when things go wrong

Ward, Seamus, (1999)

Profile: John Codling - The finance director of the Benefits Agency explains how changes in central government culture place a new emphasis on understanding . performance indicators and other finance-derived skills

Ward, Seamus, (1999)

Can GPs grasp the initiative? - Out goes the internal market, in come Primary Care Groups. So will general practitioners be able to exploit the NHS shake-up to reassert themselves?

Ward, Seamus, (1999)