What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?
3 months, 1 week 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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The six ‘milestones’ set out in Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has set out six “milestones” to measure …

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 weeks, 1 day 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
2 months 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. …

The British people want their NHS to be fixed – not replaced
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Reforms lifted from the New Labour playbook won’t save today’s flatlining NHS
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Government already started on work to fix ‘broken’ NHS, says Prime Minister
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The newly-elected Labour Government has …

We won’t use private healthcare, say Labour shadow ministers
6 months, 2 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 …

NHS reform more important than ‘pouring’ money in, Labour’s Wes Streeting to say
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Government defeated over NHS workforce amendment
2 years, 9 months ago

Government defeated over NHS workforce amendment

The Independent  

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