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LONDON\u2014The National Health Service in England has benefited from being made subject to market forces since 2002 \u2014 and it continues to serve as a good example of how \u2018health for all\u2019 can be achieved. This is according to a book published by the King\u2019s Fund entitled: \u201cUnderstanding New Labour\u2019s Market Reforms of the English NHS\u201d looking at the effects of a change of policy allowing competitive market practices. The book\u2019s co-editor, Professor Nicholas Mays of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discussed its findings and conclusions with Peter Goodwin.