What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?

The Independent  

Much has been made of Keir Starmer’s “reform or die” speech on the NHS. A further controversial reform would be to permit patients to “self-refer” to a consultant, taking away the GP’s traditional role as gatekeeper. Charging for prescriptions Even now, it is not quite true that the NHS is “free at the point of use”, and in fact prescriptions haven’t been free for most since 1968. Trusts would make contracts with the NHS to provide certain levels of care, in return for payments – a kind of franchise model. However, it would also break the manifesto commitment that “with Labour the NHS will always be publicly owned and publicly funded”.

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At last things are looking up for Starmer after his spectacular turn Right. But he can't stop there - time to tell Little Ed and Big Ange their Lefty game is up: ANDREW NEIL
2 weeks, 1 day ago

At last things are looking up for Starmer after his spectacular turn Right. But he can't stop there - time to tell Little Ed and Big Ange their Lefty game is up: ANDREW NEIL

Daily Mail  

Only Nixon could go to China has become one of the most enduring political proverbs of the past half century. Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing in 1972, which marked the start of detente with Chairman Mao Zedong’s communist regime Starmer is clearly relishing his reinvention as the new Nixon. But Starmer seems minded to wield the axe across government, …

Finally! Patients to be put before NHS bureaucrats: More than 9,300 jobs to go as Labour scrap 'world's biggest quango' NHS England to improve care and crack down on wokery
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Finally! Patients to be put before NHS bureaucrats: More than 9,300 jobs to go as Labour scrap 'world's biggest quango' NHS England to improve care and crack down on wokery

Daily Mail  

NHS England will be scrapped under major reforms aimed at cutting waste and bureaucracy, Sir Keir Starmer announced yesterday. Half the 18,600 staff employed by the two organisations will be lost, with the funds redirected to doctors, nurses and frontline services This will help to cut waiting lists and improve care, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer added Prime Minister Sir …

Keir Starmer dramatically announces scrapping NHS England
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Keir Starmer dramatically announces scrapping NHS England

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer dramatically scrapped NHS England today as he launched a striking assault on the 'flabby, unfocused and over-cautious' state. Sir Keir said abolishing NHS England will reduce 'duplication', saving money that can then be spent on frontline services. Sir Keir said no official's 'substantive time' should be spent on a task where technology can 'do it better, quicker and …

Streeting’s spat with Farage on the NHS gives us a glimpse into the future
2 months ago

Streeting’s spat with Farage on the NHS gives us a glimpse into the future

The Independent  

What used to be called a Twitter spat has broken out between the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the self-styled disrupter Nigel Farage. Streeting made a speech attacking what is seen as Reform’s soft underbelly: its policy to introduce private sector insurance companies into the National Health Service. The health secretary turned Farage’s usual schtick against him, accusing Reform of …

Independent readers divided over the private sector’s role in the NHS
2 months, 1 week ago

Independent readers divided over the private sector’s role in the NHS

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Are you worried about the private sector’s role in the NHS? Join The Independent Debate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Are you worried about the private sector’s role in the NHS? Join The Independent Debate

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Are Labour’s new NHS proposals a cure or yet another sticking plaster?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Are Labour’s new NHS proposals a cure or yet another sticking plaster?

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With the health and social care secretary Wes Streeting having played the role of media warm-up act over the weekend, Keir Starmer has announced some radical moves to reduce NHS waiting times and generally improve the service – and thus fulfil Labour’s manifesto promise that “patients should expect to wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral for consultant-led treatment …

Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals

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Wes Streeting is right – if Labour delivers on NHS reform, that’ll be its legacy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting is right – if Labour delivers on NHS reform, that’ll be its legacy

The Independent  

Challenged by Laura Kuenssberg on breakfast television about why the government had failed to explain itself very well, health secretary Wes Streeting gave the only response a politician of his stature could: he dodged the question. Instead, at least so far as his brief, the NHS and social care, is concerned, Mr Streeting offered a more candid and useful message: …

The six ‘milestones’ set out in Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The six ‘milestones’ set out in Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

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Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill
4 months ago

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill

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Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis - as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work
4 months ago

Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK's worklessness crisis - as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work

Daily Mail  

Young people who refuse to take a job will have their benefits cut, Labour said yesterday - despite previous pledges to halt ‘cruel Tory sanctions’ on the unemployed. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a ‘responsibility’ to take a job or engage with training programmes in return for their benefits. Ms Kendall, who will unveil Labour’s …

No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS
5 months, 1 week ago

No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting, his health secretary, will today launch a “national conversation” about the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS, due next spring. However, in a round of Sunday broadcast interviews, Mr Streeting explained that the government wants to “engage” with the public, NHS staff and experts, who will be asked to submit ideas via a website. …

NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting
5 months, 1 week ago

NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting

The Independent  

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The British people want their NHS to be fixed – not replaced
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The British people want their NHS to be fixed – not replaced

The Independent  

Reform or die.” Even by his own recent gloomy standards, Sir Keir Starmer’s stark warning to the NHS is a dramatic, headline-grabbing one. Fourteen years of misguided reorganisation, austerity, misallocation of limited public funds, and outdated technology and procedures have left the NHS “broken” – but, as Sir Keir adds, not “beaten”. But there will be no substantial extra funding …

Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms

The Independent  

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Reforms lifted from the New Labour playbook won’t save today’s flatlining NHS
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Reforms lifted from the New Labour playbook won’t save today’s flatlining NHS

The Independent  

We have been here before. Starmer said in his speech welcoming Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS: “We have to fix the plumbing before turning on the taps, so hear me when I say this: no more money without reform.” We should not be too cynical about this. Only today, the NHS starts from a worse position, with huge waiting …

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer

The Independent  

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NHS is 'broken' and must 'reform or die', says Keir Starmer as he vows no more money unless service agrees to change - after grim report found huge investment has failed to boost performance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS is 'broken' and must 'reform or die', says Keir Starmer as he vows no more money unless service agrees to change - after grim report found huge investment has failed to boost performance

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer warned that the 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die' today after a damning report found billions of pounds in extra investment has failed to boost performance. In a round of interviews this morning ahead of Sir Keir's keynote speech, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS 'unquestionably' wastes money and could go 'bust' without fundamental change. Sir Keir …

The NHS must 'reform or die', says Sir Keir Starmer - as he promises the biggest overhaul of the health service since it was born eight decades ago after surgeon's damning new report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The NHS must 'reform or die', says Sir Keir Starmer - as he promises the biggest overhaul of the health service since it was born eight decades ago after surgeon's damning new report

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer will warn tomorrow that the NHS must 'reform or die' as he sets out plans for the 'biggest reimagining' of the service since its birth. Sir Keir Starmer will warn today that the NHS must 'reform or die' as he sets out plans for the 'biggest reimagining' of the service since its birth The Prime Minister will …

Streeting says NHS ‘broken but not beaten’ as he seeks private sector deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Streeting says NHS ‘broken but not beaten’ as he seeks private sector deal

The Independent  

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Government already started on work to fix ‘broken’ NHS, says Prime Minister
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Government already started on work to fix ‘broken’ NHS, says Prime Minister

The Independent  

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NHS still faces winter crisis this year if Labour is elected, warns Wes Streeting
9 months, 1 week ago

NHS still faces winter crisis this year if Labour is elected, warns Wes Streeting

The Independent  

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Truth behind Reform's fiscal promise as critics attack party
9 months, 1 week ago

Truth behind Reform's fiscal promise as critics attack party

Daily Mail  

The leader of Reform was forced to defend his 'unashamedly radical' manifesto yesterday as critics branded it 'fantasy economics'. But critics said the party was over-­estimating how much it would save and took aim at other pledges such as ­eliminating NHS waiting lists within two years, saying this has not been achieved in the NHS's history. All frontline NHS and …

Corbyn to say expansion of private sector ‘not the answer’ to NHS crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Corbyn to say expansion of private sector ‘not the answer’ to NHS crisis

The Independent  

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Labour manifesto: What will be Starmer’s key policies for the 2024 general election?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour manifesto: What will be Starmer’s key policies for the 2024 general election?

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We won’t use private healthcare, say Labour shadow ministers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

We won’t use private healthcare, say Labour shadow ministers

The Telegraph  

Labour frontbenchers have insisted they would not use private healthcare after Sir Keir Starmer ruled out doing so. It comes after Sir Keir said he would not use private healthcare even if he had a relative stuck on the NHS waiting list for life-saving care. Asked during Tuesday’s TV debate whether he would turn to private care in such a …

Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi Sunak
1 year, 4 months ago

Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi Sunak

The Independent  

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Labour to u-turn on plans to abolish Lords in first term – report
1 year, 5 months ago

Labour to u-turn on plans to abolish Lords in first term – report

The Independent  

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NHS reform more important than ‘pouring’ money in, Labour’s Wes Streeting to say
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS reform more important than ‘pouring’ money in, Labour’s Wes Streeting to say

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Labour has a long-term plan for NHS but we don’t, warns Tory former minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Labour has a long-term plan for NHS but we don’t, warns Tory former minister

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Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending
2 years, 2 months ago

Starmer says Labour’s vision for government will not lead to big spending

The Independent  

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Government defeated over NHS workforce amendment
3 years ago

Government defeated over NHS workforce amendment

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PM says ‘we have to pay’ for NHS as he defends national insurance hike
3 years, 2 months ago

PM says ‘we have to pay’ for NHS as he defends national insurance hike

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Theresa May's flagship NHS plan set to fail because of dithering on social care, NHS bosses say
5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May's flagship NHS plan set to fail because of dithering on social care, NHS bosses say

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Labour rejects calls for cross-party body to solve NHS and social care crisis
7 years, 1 month ago

Labour rejects calls for cross-party body to solve NHS and social care crisis

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NHS ‘no longer able to meet standards in its constitution’, health boss tells Jeremy Hunt
7 years, 2 months ago

NHS ‘no longer able to meet standards in its constitution’, health boss tells Jeremy Hunt

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Terrifyingly, according to the World Health Organisation definition the UK no longer has a NHS
7 years, 8 months ago

Terrifyingly, according to the World Health Organisation definition the UK no longer has a NHS

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Fund NHS entirely with National Insurance, Labour MP Frank Field suggests
8 years, 3 months ago

Fund NHS entirely with National Insurance, Labour MP Frank Field suggests

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Labour to target 'rip-off' private health firms
8 years, 6 months ago

Labour to target 'rip-off' private health firms

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This is the biggest change to the NHS you've never heard of
8 years, 6 months ago

This is the biggest change to the NHS you've never heard of

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Jeremy Hunt, here's how to call off the junior doctors' strike and save the NHS in five easy steps
9 years, 1 month ago

Jeremy Hunt, here's how to call off the junior doctors' strike and save the NHS in five easy steps

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The Tories are using smear tactics against doctors to help push through their privatisation agenda
9 years, 4 months ago

The Tories are using smear tactics against doctors to help push through their privatisation agenda

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Britain must look at replacing the NHS with an insurance system, Nigel Farage says
10 years, 1 month ago

Britain must look at replacing the NHS with an insurance system, Nigel Farage says

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Andrew Lansley’s ‘damaging reforms at root of the current NHS crisis’
10 years, 1 month ago

Andrew Lansley’s ‘damaging reforms at root of the current NHS crisis’

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Labour civil war over NHS deepens
10 years, 1 month ago

Labour civil war over NHS deepens

Daily Mail  

Lord Darzi, one of the country's top surgeons, said it was irrelevant who provided treatment for the NHS - as long as it was good The growing Labour civil war over the NHS deepened last night after a former health minister attacked proposals to stop private firms being used to provide treatment. It comes after former Health Secretary Alan Milburn …

Farewell to the NHS, 1948-2013: a dear and trusted friend finally murdered by Tory ideologues
11 years, 11 months ago

Farewell to the NHS, 1948-2013: a dear and trusted friend finally murdered by Tory ideologues

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NHS reforms: A lost opportunity to save the health system
13 years, 9 months ago

NHS reforms: A lost opportunity to save the health system

Daily Mail  

A lost opportunity to save the NHS For the Health Secretary, jeered at by Labour, hung out to dry by the Prime Minister, this was a day of humiliation. Speech: Health Secretary Andrew Lansley gives a statement to the House of Commons on the changes to the Government's NHS reforms For all its undoubted faults, Mr Lansley’s reform package addressed …

Doctors urge the Government to abandon health reform Bill
14 years ago

Doctors urge the Government to abandon health reform Bill

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