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Former Labour Party local Government officer, and [[Tony Blair]]'s trusted health adviser and representative to the [[Department of Health]]. After the 2001 election he became Blair's Political Secretary and Head of the Political Office at No.10. He is an ultra-"modernist", responsible for the idea of NHS Direct. He is said to share the same core beliefs on health as Blair, and if he didn't like a health policy idea it was unlikely to happen. The Guardian ranked him as the most powerful person in the health sector in 2000.
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''Not to be confused with [[Robert Hill (scientist)]]''
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'''Robert Hill''' is a former special adviser to the [[Labour Party]].<ref>Info-Dynamics Research, "[http://www.scribd.com/doc/37220673/5D3DCAA1-15AB-4CF0-B7A5-EB449C165AF2-List-of-Advisers-April-2006-Congress-Final Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government]", ''GMB: April 2006 Briefing'', p8, accessed 12.09.10</ref>
  
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He was a theology student and he used to work for the [[Audit Commission]] and [[Capita]] (one of Labour's favourite local government privatised service providers). He was an official with [[NUPE]] during the NHS strike in 1982. He was a press officer for Tony Blair before the 1997 election. After the election he immediately joined the Downing Street Policy Unit. <ref>Available through: [http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/subframe5.html Red Star Research search function]</ref>
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==Background==
  
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Following his role as senior research manager for the [[Audit Commission]] and a period with [[Capita]] (a firm that runs contracted-out services)<ref>Cherry Canovan, "[http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=370775 Top adviser gung-ho about privatisation]", ''TES'', 08.11.02, accessed 17.09.10</ref> in the 1990s, in 1997 Hill joined the No 10 Policy Unit as the then Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]]’s adviser on health and local government issues.  He was appointed as Blair political secretary in 2001.  Hill was later special adviser to Education Secretary [[Charles Clarke]], moving with him to the Home Office until May 2005.<ref>Progress Through Partnership, "[http://www.seemp.co.uk/speakers_biographical_details.pdf Robert Hill]", p2 accessed 17.09.10</ref>  In a 2002 article, the ''Times Educational Supplement'' described Hill as being "gung-ho about privatisation".  Despite credentials that "should gladden a trade unionist's heart" - Hill used to work as a binman and was an [[National Union of Public Employees]] (NUPE) activist involved in the 1982 NHS strike - he is "an ultra-moderniser, unlikely to take a conciliatory approach with unions".  The idea of [[NHS Direct]] was attributed to Hill, and he was reportedly in favour of hospitals being given power to borrow money from the private sector.<ref>Cherry Canovan, "[http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=370775 Top adviser gung-ho about privatisation]", ''TES'', 08.11.02, accessed 17.09.10</ref>
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Hill now works as an independent consultant and has contracts with local and central government,<ref>Info-Dynamics Research, "[http://www.scribd.com/doc/37220673/5D3DCAA1-15AB-4CF0-B7A5-EB449C165AF2-List-of-Advisers-April-2006-Congress-Final Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government]", ''GMB: April 2006 Briefing'', p8, accessed 12.09.10</ref> in particular working with [[Association of School and College Leaders]] (ASCL).<ref>SSAT, "[http://imm.specialistschools.org.uk/natconf/conference/whoarethespeakers/roberthill.aspx Robert Hill]", accessed 17.09.10</ref>
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 30 April 2015

Not to be confused with Robert Hill (scientist)

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Robert Hill is a former special adviser to the Labour Party.[1]

Background

Following his role as senior research manager for the Audit Commission and a period with Capita (a firm that runs contracted-out services)[2] in the 1990s, in 1997 Hill joined the No 10 Policy Unit as the then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s adviser on health and local government issues. He was appointed as Blair political secretary in 2001. Hill was later special adviser to Education Secretary Charles Clarke, moving with him to the Home Office until May 2005.[3] In a 2002 article, the Times Educational Supplement described Hill as being "gung-ho about privatisation". Despite credentials that "should gladden a trade unionist's heart" - Hill used to work as a binman and was an National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) activist involved in the 1982 NHS strike - he is "an ultra-moderniser, unlikely to take a conciliatory approach with unions". The idea of NHS Direct was attributed to Hill, and he was reportedly in favour of hospitals being given power to borrow money from the private sector.[4]

Hill now works as an independent consultant and has contracts with local and central government,[5] in particular working with Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).[6]

Contact, Resources, Notes

Notes

  1. ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p8, accessed 12.09.10
  2. ↑ Cherry Canovan, "Top adviser gung-ho about privatisation", TES, 08.11.02, accessed 17.09.10
  3. ↑ Progress Through Partnership, "Robert Hill", p2 accessed 17.09.10
  4. ↑ Cherry Canovan, "Top adviser gung-ho about privatisation", TES, 08.11.02, accessed 17.09.10
  5. ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p8, accessed 12.09.10
  6. ↑ SSAT, "Robert Hill", accessed 17.09.10
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