Keir Starmer is warned millions of Brits will continue to wait months for NHS treatment - despite PM unveiling a series of 'radical' reforms to improve long waiting lists
3 days, 9 hours ago

Keir Starmer is warned millions of Brits will continue to wait months for NHS treatment - despite PM unveiling a series of 'radical' reforms to improve long waiting lists

Daily Mail  

Millions of people will continue to wait months for NHS treatment despite a series of ‘radical’ reforms to be unveiled by Keir Starmer on Monday. Monday’s reforms will focus on speeding up medical tests and routine surgery to cut waiting lists which soared to record levels in the wake of the pandemic. A new target slipped out by Downing Street suggests that millions will still wait for treatment despite planned reforms Monday’s reforms will focus on speeding up medical tests and routine surgery to cut waiting lists which soared to record levels in the wake of the pandemic The NHS app will be upgraded to make it easier for patients to book and rearrange appointments at a time and place of their choosing, helping to cut the number of missed appointments by up to one million a year. Speaking ahead of the announcement, Sir Keir said: ‘NHS backlogs have ballooned in recent years, leaving millions of patients languishing on waiting lists, often in pain or fear.

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More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog
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2 days, 7 hours ago

More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog

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Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists
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2 days, 12 hours ago

Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists

The Independent  

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Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
2 days, 13 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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Watch: Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times with millions of new appointments
2 days, 14 hours ago

Watch: Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times with millions of new appointments

The Independent  

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Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken
2 days, 19 hours ago

Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled new plans to reduce NHS waiting times from 18 months to 18 weeks over the next five years, thanks to a new partnership with the private healthcare sector. If the government is to pull funding from key areas such as emergency medicine, mental health and community healthcare to fund a political target of 92 per …

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment
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3 days, 9 hours ago

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment

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. BMA chair Professor Phil Banfield said: “Doctors have been just as frustrated as their patients …

Starmer sets out plans to cut hospital backlog with millions more appointments
3 days, 9 hours ago

Starmer sets out plans to cut hospital backlog with millions more appointments

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. Staff once again able to give the standard of care they desperately want to.” …

Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice
4 days, 7 hours ago

Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice

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. Under plans aimed at slashing waiting lists, the NHS App will be overhauled, giving patients …

GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists
5 days, 6 hours ago

GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists

The Independent  

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Top doctor warns deaths will rise this winter after A&E target left off Labour milestones
1 month ago

Top doctor warns deaths will rise this winter after A&E target left off Labour milestones

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Is Keir Starmer just copying Tony Blair with his ‘measurable milestones’?
1 month ago

Is Keir Starmer just copying Tony Blair with his ‘measurable milestones’?

The Independent  

The prime minister, after a “choppy” first few months in office, is promising to implement a “plan for change” and to introduce “measurable milestones” by which the performance of the government may be judged. That’s because the five specified “missions” are envisaged to take place over a “decade of renewal”, whereas the six prospective “milestones” will be achieved over the …

Hospitals issue warning about key NHS waiting list target as winter crisis looms
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hospitals issue warning about key NHS waiting list target as winter crisis looms

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. Read our privacy policy The government will not meet its ambition of getting NHS waiting …

Flatlining NHS gets major £22.6billion Budget injection to cut waiting lists - amid warnings there will still be a winter crisis and it may STILL need more cash
2 months, 1 week ago

Flatlining NHS gets major £22.6billion Budget injection to cut waiting lists - amid warnings there will still be a winter crisis and it may STILL need more cash

Daily Mail  

The NHS was a major winner from Rachel Reeves's first Budget as Chancellor as she poured £22.6billion more into the flatlining health service. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned the additional funding set to be announced in Labour's first Budget is unlikely to deliver major improvements Yesterday he said the injection of funding will help meet Labour's pledge to deliver …

What the latest NHS performance figures for England show
2 months, 4 weeks ago

What the latest NHS performance figures for England show

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. Here are the main figures from the latest NHS …

NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits
2 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits

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 going into winter “in bad shape”, experts …

NHS will fail to hit waiting list target as A&Es face winter ‘tripledemic’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS will fail to hit waiting list target as A&Es face winter ‘tripledemic’

The Independent  

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UK PM admits NHS healthcare system 'broken'
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Keir Starmer takes on ‘broken’ NHS and warns: no more money without reforms
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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. open image in gallery Keir Starmer said his 10-year plan would include changing the NHS …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlines ‘Reform or die’ plan for National Health Service
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer

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. Asked what he would say to patients who are ill now about how he …

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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How broken NHS is fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis
3 months, 4 weeks ago

How broken NHS is fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis

The Telegraph  

The broken NHS is not only failing its patients – it is also fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis. A landmark report into the health service’s shortcomings has revealed that more than half of the 6.4 million people on an NHS waiting list are of working age. At the same time, a record 2.8 million people are on long-term sick leave – …

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, 4 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 …

Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Wes Streeting says NHS waiting lists must be ‘millions lower’ by 2029

The Independent  

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

NHS waiting list rises for third consecutive month
5 months ago

NHS waiting list rises for third consecutive month

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. Mr Streeting said: “These figures confirm that 14 years of Conservative neglect left the …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Only bold reform by the Labour Government can revive the NHS
5 months, 4 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Only bold reform by the Labour Government can revive the NHS

Daily Mail  

Tackling Britain's pervasive sick-note culture is a feat that has eluded many a government minister. Despite these challenges, it is most welcome to hear Health Secretary Wes Streeting say that it is one of his key priorities to reduce the 2.8million on long-term sickness benefits. Despite these challenges, it is most welcome to hear Health Secretary Wes Streeting say that …

7.6 million: How England’s healthcare waiting list trebled under the Tories
6 months, 1 week ago

7.6 million: How England’s healthcare waiting list trebled under the Tories

Al Jazeera  

Waiting times for National Health Service care have also risen sharply across the UK since ruling Conservatives came to power in 2010. The NHS waiting list for treatment referrals in England hit 7.6 million cases in April – a threefold rise since 2010. Just 67 percent of Britons said they were satisfied with their public services, infrastructure and environment last …

Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor

Daily Mail  

Emotional footage shows the moment an undercover reporter broke down in tears inside an A&E unit after an elderly man was forced to urinate in a bottle in a corridor in full view of staff and other patients. The distressed elderly patient calls out for someone to help him as he fears he has been 'forgotten' in the corridor Undercover …

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals
6 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals

Daily Mail  

Hospital waiting lists have risen for the first time in seven months, with the NHS also slipping further from its target on cancer treatments. Separate data showed the proportion of patients being treated within two months of an urgent cancer referral slipped from 68.7 per cent in March to 66.6 per cent in April. Without this, commitments to substantially cut …

Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog
7 months, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog

The Telegraph  

Labour will also claim on Wednesday that the NHS waiting list will hit 10 million if the Tories remain in power. Labour’s plans to tackle record NHS waits include putting on 40,000 extra appointments each week by utilising weekend and evening slots, as well as doubling the number of scanners available to run diagnostics on patients. Labour’s plan to tackle …

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week

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. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said: “Fourteen years of Conservative neglect has seen waiting lists …

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show

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. While progress against reducing the NHS waiting list stalled, improvements were seen in cancer waits …

NHS waiting lists could take 685 years to clear
8 months ago

NHS waiting lists could take 685 years to clear

The Telegraph  

The NHS waiting list will take 685 years to clear if it continues to fall at the current rate, figures reveal. The overall waiting list remains “stubbornly high” at 7.53 million having fallen by just 916 people between February and March, all but putting an end to Rishi Sunak’s NHS pledge to cut the backlog. If it continues to come …

Patients stuck on NHS waiting lists should be made to improve their own health because thousands are too unfit for surgery, report says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients stuck on NHS waiting lists should be made to improve their own health because thousands are too unfit for surgery, report says

Daily Mail  

Patients are costing the NHS millions of pounds a year by turning up for operations too unfit to go under the knife, a damning report reveals. The CPOC's 'Blueprint for NHS efficiency' report says: 'The NHS has too many cancellations, complications, and lengthy hospital stays – often due to patients arriving for surgery in an unfit state. 'These can be …

Where the NHS waiting list figures leave Sunak’s five priorities
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Where the NHS waiting list figures leave Sunak’s five priorities

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 Cutting NHS waiting lists was …

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs

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. She added: “This has been achieved despite disruptive strikes …

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ report reveals
10 months, 1 week ago

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ report reveals

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. Under the IFS’s “central scenario”, waiting lists would start to fall “consistently but slowly” from …

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ – report
10 months, 1 week ago

NHS waiting list recovery ‘could take years’ – report

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. Despite recent reductions in the waiting list in England, the Institute for Fiscal Studies …

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month
11 months ago

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month

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. Degrading corridor care and prolonged waits causing significant harm is tragically and increasingly the expected …

Labour pledges to end long NHS waits for children’s care
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour pledges to end long NHS waits for children’s care

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. The Labour leader said long waits for children are “dangerous and damaging” as he vowed …

NHS waiting list even higher than before Rishi Sunak pledge
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS waiting list even higher than before Rishi Sunak pledge

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. open image in gallery Rishi Sunak said he is ‘confident’ the government can resolve the …

NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list

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. On some measures the situation is better than this time last year, in part …

NHS waiting list falls for the first time in a year
1 year ago

NHS waiting list falls for the first time in a year

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. Some 69.7 per cent of patients in England were seen within four hours in A&Es …

One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas
1 year, 1 month ago

One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas

The Telegraph  

The area coping the best, according to the analysis, is Berkshire West, with around one in 16 people waiting for NHS care. The NHS recently revealed that 15 per cent of patients were waiting for more than one appointment or procedure, meaning there are around 6.5 million individuals waiting for 7.8 million appointments. Separate analysis by the Reform think tank …

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows

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. open image in gallery Too many black women have experienced treatment that falls short of …

NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital

The Telegraph  

Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, said: “This new step to offer NHS patients who have been waiting the longest the opportunity to consider travelling for treatment is just another example of how we are introducing new approaches to reduce how long patients wait, while improving the choice and control they have over their own care. “So, whether …

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