We must make sustained use of private sector to clear NHS backlog, says Steve Barclay
1 year, 5 months ago

We must make sustained use of private sector to clear NHS backlog, says Steve Barclay

The Telegraph  

The NHS must make “sustained” use of the private sector to clear the backlog of 7.75 million patients, the Health Secretary has said. Steve Barclay told members of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network – Britain’s only group of private healthcare providers – that Covid had highlighted the “opportunities” to utilise the independent sector to treat patients faster. He said the public and independent sector had to be “united with a clear goal, to use every capacity to cut the waiting lists” and praised the role of private providers during the pandemic “to provide NHS care to patients most in need”. The NHS worked effectively with the independent sector to maximise capacity and to tackle a common challenge and many people in this room contributed to this effort,” he told the IHPN annual summit.

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Health Secretary signals support for more private investment to fix the NHS
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Health Secretary signals support for more private investment to fix the NHS

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

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Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
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Shadow health secretary considered using private healthcare after finding lump
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Shadow health secretary considered using private healthcare after finding lump

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We won’t use private healthcare, say Labour shadow ministers
9 months, 4 weeks ago

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

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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 …

Steve Barclay offers Scotland and Wales use of England's private hospitals to cut waiting lists
1 year, 7 months ago

Steve Barclay offers Scotland and Wales use of England's private hospitals to cut waiting lists

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With health a devolved matter, the Government also has limited means to bring down waiting lists outside of England. But in his letter to Michael Matheson, the Scottish health minister, and Eluned Morgan, the Welsh health minister, Mr Barclay said: “We must continue to take steps to support the NHS and reduce waiting times to ensure no part of the …

NHS goes private in biggest expansion of sector since Blair
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS goes private in biggest expansion of sector since Blair

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The latest plans aim to make maximum use of all diagnostic and surgical capacity, regardless of where it comes from. “That is the start of it, but the intention is something far more ambitious, to squeeze much more out of the independent sector so that supply and demand can be matched in real time.” Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, said: …

Government turns to private clinics to help tackle NHS waiting lists
1 year, 7 months ago

Government turns to private clinics to help tackle NHS waiting lists

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Health Secretary to hold discussion with experts on how to cut NHS waiting lists
1 year, 8 months ago

Health Secretary to hold discussion with experts on how to cut NHS waiting lists

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Sunak backs greater role for private sector in providing NHS care
1 year, 11 months ago

Sunak backs greater role for private sector in providing NHS care

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Use private sector to tackle NHS waiting lists, urges Keir Starmer
2 years, 2 months ago

Use private sector to tackle NHS waiting lists, urges Keir Starmer

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"Labour has a bold plan to slash waiting times by temporarily ramping up partnerships with private providers. My Labour government would give Britain its NHS back, through a decade long programme of renewal and reform, to make the health service fit for the future. In a clear sign that he plans to align himself with the Blair era and reject …

NHS will pay for more patients to undergo treatment at private hospital in bid to cut backlog
2 years, 3 months ago

NHS will pay for more patients to undergo treatment at private hospital in bid to cut backlog

Daily Mail  

More NHS patients will be sent to private hospitals for treatment as health bosses ‘turbocharge’ efforts to tackle record waiting lists. Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he wanted to 'turbo-charge' plans to reduce waiting lists by sending more NHS patients to private practitioners A record 7.1million people are currently on NHS waiting lists, with the number rocketing during the pandemic …

NHS told to ‘turbo-charge’ use of private sector to ease record waiting lists
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NHS told to ‘turbo-charge’ use of private sector to ease record waiting lists

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Hospitals to use spare capacity in private sector in new deal struck with NHS
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals to use spare capacity in private sector in new deal struck with NHS

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Coronavirus: NHS trusts urge MPs to back second lockdown in England
4 years, 4 months ago

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NHS England chief warns of ‘disturbing’ coronavirus signs as hospital admissions surge
4 years, 5 months ago

NHS England chief warns of ‘disturbing’ coronavirus signs as hospital admissions surge

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NHS on life support: Up to one in six will be on waiting lists as health service turns to private hospitals
4 years, 7 months ago

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NHS bosses urge hospitals to use private sector in bid to tackle waiting list backlog
6 years, 7 months ago

NHS bosses urge hospitals to use private sector in bid to tackle waiting list backlog

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NHS privatisation exposed: Scale of treatment for paying patients at NHS hospitals revealed
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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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NHS in crisis: Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt answers your questions
10 years, 5 months ago

NHS in crisis: Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt answers your questions

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Charity boss lobbied Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, over NHS privatisation, documents show
11 years, 7 months ago

Charity boss lobbied Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, over NHS privatisation, documents show

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NHS privatisation 'still on track'
13 years, 9 months ago

NHS privatisation 'still on track'

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