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, 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 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 pledge to cut waiting times and improve access in a bid to tackle the nation's ill health and get sick people back to work Your browser does not support iframes. Health Secretary Wes Streeting commissioned the rapid review, which was conducted in just nine weeks and will underpin the Government's 10-year-plan for reform Sir Keir pledged to work on three fundamental areas of reform to make the NHS fit for the future. Lord Darzi's report highlights a lack of investment in new buildings, scanners and technology - all of which have hampered productivity In a politically-charged attack, Lord Darzi criticises decision-making under the Conservatives and the coalition government, including the impact of austerity and the reorganisation of the NHS under Andrew Lansley in 2012 'It sucks the joy from our work - we became clinicians to help patients get better, not to go into battle with a broken system.

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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
5 days, 23 hours 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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1 week 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 …

Social media users go into meltdown after mistakenly thinking the NHS has been abolished
1 week ago

Social media users go into meltdown after mistakenly thinking the NHS has been abolished

Daily Mail  

Social media has gone into meltdown after mistakenly thinking the NHS has been abolished, following Keir Starmer's announcement. The Prime Minister is set to cut NHS England - the bureaucratic body which oversees individual hospital trusts Understandably terrified by the misguided thought, they took to social media to share their outrage A second fumed: 'I thought "Our NHS" was going …

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency

The Independent  

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Independent readers divided over the private sector’s role in the NHS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Labour leader Keir Starmer outlines plans to address NHS waiting lists, the debate over …

Is this hybrid model the way to pay for social care on the NHS?
2 months, 1 week ago

Is this hybrid model the way to pay for social care on the NHS?

The Independent  

Wes Streeting’s commission on care should address a fundamental fallacy with our “free-at-the-point-of-delivery” NHS. The payment cliff edge that occurs when discharging from free NHS care into paid-for care causes delays, whether into their own home with care visitors or into a care home. Frances Lawrence CEO, Dementia Carers Count Ganging up on Pakistani men Robert Jenrick has, once again, …

Frontline staff already know how to fix our broken NHS
2 months, 1 week ago

Frontline staff already know how to fix our broken NHS

The Independent  

I don’t agree with all that Jeremy Corbyn says in his Independent article, but he is certainly right about the malign and parasitic effect of the private sector on the NHS. Edward Thomas Eastbourne, East Sussex Polling that puts Reform UK on course to be most popular political party in Britain marks a critical turning point in British politics – …

Keir Starmer is ‘betraying’ the NHS with private sector expansion, says Jeremy Corbyn
2 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer is ‘betraying’ the NHS with private sector expansion, says Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “betraying” the health …

Jeremy Corbyn: Keir Starmer needs reminding that the NHS is not for sale
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Corbyn: Keir Starmer needs reminding that the NHS is not for sale

The Independent  

The Whittington Hospital in north London serves more than half a million people living in Islington and beyond. By starving the NHS of resources, the government tested what Noam Chomsky has described as the “standard technique” of privatisation: “Defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.” Today, the new Labour government is …

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

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

The Independent  

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, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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

IAN BIRRELL: We don't need a new review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry tribal games
2 months, 2 weeks ago

IAN BIRRELL: We don't need a new review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry tribal games

Daily Mail  

This government is committed to doing politics differently,' declared Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting yesterday as he launched an independent commission with a brief to 'transform social care'. Labour had pledged in its general election manifesto to create a National Care Service to support our old, sick and disabled citizens. Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaking to staff and …

Hospitals becoming ‘dangerous’ after underinvestment, warns NHS chief
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospitals becoming ‘dangerous’ after underinvestment, warns NHS chief

The Independent  

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The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING
3 months ago

The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING

Daily Mail  

Back in the summer, I pledged to fix the front door to the NHS, making clear to GPs that the cavalry was coming. However, since taking office, we have already significantly increased monthly payments to practices, are investing an extra £100million to upgrade the crumbling GP estate, and we're starting to hire 1,000 extra doctors who, without our action, would …

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say
3 months ago

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say

The Independent  

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Budget changes will leave disabled and elderly without care as struggling providers go under, experts warn
3 months ago

Budget changes will leave disabled and elderly without care as struggling providers go under, experts warn

The Independent  

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Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise
4 months ago

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

The Independent  

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UK govt outlines plan for NHS
4 months, 1 week ago

UK govt outlines plan for NHS

China Daily  

The United Kingdom government has laid out its plans to reform the nation's public health service, with a 23-billion-pound funding boost aimed at reducing waiting lists and improving efficiency across the healthcare system. In a statement released on Wednesday, Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, said: "We are announcing the reforms to make sure every penny of extra investment …

Watch: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs as failing hospitals to be named and shamed
4 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs as failing hospitals to be named and shamed

The Independent  

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Watch: Wes Streeting announces NHS name-and-shame league tables
4 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Wes Streeting announces NHS name-and-shame league tables

The Independent  

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Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by National Insurance hike, ministers warn
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by National Insurance hike, ministers warn

Daily Mail  

Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by the failure to exempt them from a national insurance rise, ministers have been warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves was last night accused by leading industry figures of 'forgetting about care' in Labour's quest to revive the NHS Ms Reeves hiked NI contributions by 1.2p and reduced the salary threshold in order to …

NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve

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 The NHS is heading for a “significant overspend” this year, …

Wes Streeting warned inflation busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough
5 months ago

Wes Streeting warned inflation busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough

The Independent  

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No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS
5 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. …

Budget will boost living standards, revive NHS and ‘rebuild Britain’ – Starmer
5 months, 1 week ago

Budget will boost living standards, revive NHS and ‘rebuild Britain’ – Starmer

The Independent  

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The NHS saved my life – twice. Now it feels like it’s trying to kill me. Wes Streeting is right...
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The NHS saved my life – twice. Now it feels like it’s trying to kill me. Wes Streeting is right...

The Independent  

The NHS is “broken”, says health secretary Wes Streeting, as he warned against “killing it with kindness” and vowed not to back down in his mission to reform the health service. Lord Darzi’s landmark report into the NHS two weeks ago described the health service as “in serious trouble”, pointing out that the health of the nation has deteriorated; that …

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories

The Independent  

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Social care problems adding to worst crisis in history of NHS – Wes Steeting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Social care problems adding to worst crisis in history of NHS – Wes Steeting

The Independent  

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What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?
6 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 …

Keir Starmer is warned bleating unions could block NHS reforms but PM vows to take on 'sabre rattling' likes of BMA - and anyone who stands in his way will 'go the same way as Jeremy Corbyn'
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer is warned bleating unions could block NHS reforms but PM vows to take on 'sabre rattling' likes of BMA - and anyone who stands in his way will 'go the same way as Jeremy Corbyn'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to 'take on' and defeat health unions that try to block NHS reforms. Sir Keir yesterday outlined how he will slash waiting lists and improve access to care with the 'biggest reimagining' of the health service since its birth in 1948. Sir Keir Starmer has said he will take on health unions which resist NHS …

UK PM admits NHS healthcare system 'broken'
6 months, 1 week ago

UK PM admits NHS healthcare system 'broken'

China Daily  

This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's publicly funded healthcare system, the National Health Service, or NHS, is "broken" but can be fixed, the country's prime minister insisted on Thursday. Starmer said the report released on Thursday by former Cabinet minister and surgeon Ara …

The British people want their NHS to be fixed – not replaced
6 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 …

Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms
6 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlines ‘Reform or die’ plan for National Health Service
6 months, 1 week ago

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlines ‘Reform or die’ plan for National Health Service

The Hindu  

LONDON U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the country’s National Health Service needs to “reform or die” following a damming report on the state of Britain’s free healthcare system. The remarks followed the publication of a government commissioned report, authored by former U.K. Health Secretary and doctor, Ara Darzi, which said that the NHS was in “critical condition” although …

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer
6 months, 1 week ago

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer

The Independent  

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PM: Not possible to build an NHS for the future without fixing social care
6 months, 1 week ago

PM: Not possible to build an NHS for the future without fixing social care

The Independent  

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NHS must 'reform or die': Damning report finds health service is failing despite billions of extra investment - urging Keir Starmer to stop 'throwing money at hospitals' and focus on community care, t
6 months, 1 week ago

NHS must 'reform or die': Damning report finds health service is failing despite billions of extra investment - urging Keir Starmer to stop 'throwing money at hospitals' and focus on community care, t

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is warning that the 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 …

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published
6 months, 1 week ago

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published

The Independent  

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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, 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 …

Streeting says NHS ‘broken but not beaten’ as he seeks private sector deal
6 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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NHS progress ‘in decline for first time in 50 years’
6 months, 1 week ago

NHS progress ‘in decline for first time in 50 years’

The Telegraph  

NHS progress is going backwards for the first time in 50 years, a major report commissioned by the Government has found. The report by Lord Ara Darzi, a surgeon and former health minister, will this week highlight failures in the most basic care offered by the health service. Lord Darzi will say that the progress made since the 1970s on …

Keir Starmer accuses Tories of leaving the NHS in an ‘unforgivable’ state
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer accuses Tories of leaving the NHS in an ‘unforgivable’ state

The Independent  

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NHS leaders warn Labour they must pump cash into the health service to fill a £3billion deficit or waiting lists will continue to grow
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS leaders warn Labour they must pump cash into the health service to fill a £3billion deficit or waiting lists will continue to grow

Daily Mail  

NHS leaders have warned Labour they need to pump more cash into the health service at the Budget in October to fill a £3billion deficit. Sir Keir Starmer has been told a failure to stump up more money for hospitals will see NHS waiting lists continue to grow. Sir Keir Starmer has been told a failure to stump up more …

Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector

The Independent  

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It’s time to cut out the NHS middle man
7 months, 2 weeks ago

It’s time to cut out the NHS middle man

The Independent  

Having retired as a nurse from the NHS last year with 20-plus-years service, the trend towards employing an increasing number of senior managers, directors and managers has finally come home to roost. David Kennedy Address supplied No more ‘free money’ for pensioners like me I started receiving the winter fuel payment about 10 years ago when still in professional employment, …

Social care: Labour has ‘failed another generation of families’ with cancellation of reforms, Dilnot says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Social care: Labour has ‘failed another generation of families’ with cancellation of reforms, Dilnot says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Labour government has “failed another generation of families” with the …

Starmer told to let tens of thousands of pensioners foot bill for social care
8 months ago

Starmer told to let tens of thousands of pensioners foot bill for social care

The Telegraph  

Labour has been urged to let tens of thousands of pensioners foot the bill for social care costs by delaying reforms, as councils face a £30bn funding blackhole. England’s largest councils have warned Sir Keir Starmer that without more money, reforms to prevent people from being forced to sell their homes to pay for care are “impossible”. But the County …

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