Ward ceremony
There have been 29 health secretaries since 1948. How many have wards that — though not necessarily named after them — bear their surname?
NYE BEVAN Hillingdon, Harlow, Ealing, East London, Princess Alexandra, Stepping Hall (Stockport)
ENOCH POWELL Lewisham Hospital
KENNETH ROBINSON Mile End, Lewes, Chesterfield, St Andrews
BARBARA CASTLE Warwick, Royal Berkshire, Worthing
PATRICK JENKIN West Cumbria
KEN CLARKE Kent and Canterbury, Northwick Park, Royal Hampshire
STEPHEN DORRELL Royal Berkshire
ALAN JOHNSON Lincoln, Bridling, Buxton (closing)
ANDY BURNHAM Nottingham City
The price of progress
NHS funding has trebled since 1997. Some performance indicators over that periodVISITS TO A&E
| Total number | |
| Q2 2003 | 3.21m |
| Q2 2005 | 3.52m |
| Q2 2007 | 3.46m |
| Q2 2009 | 3.22m |
| Q2 2011 | 3.58m |
| Total number | % lasting under 4 hours |
| Q2 2003 | 87.3 |
| Q2 2005 | 97.6 |
| Q2 2007 | 97.6 |
| Q2 2009 | 96.9 |
| Q2 2011 | 95.5 |
| 1998 | 12,389 |
| 2001 | 20,833 |
| 2004 | 14,672 |
| 2007 | 12,489 |
| 2010 | 13,233 |
| 2013 | 15,443 |
| 1997 | 138,047 |
| 2000 | 135,794 |
| 2003 | 137,247 |
| 2006 | 126,970 |
| 2009 | 121,759 |
| 2012 | 104,858 |
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