More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog
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1 day, 19 hours ago

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

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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 Prime Minister used a speech to pledge “better use” of capacity in the private sector, with the NHS told it must actively tell patients when they can be treated at private hospitals. open image in gallery NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard and Health Secretary Wes Streeting look on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey – Creating 17 new and expanded surgical hubs, as championed by the Royal College of Surgeons. open image in gallery Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer takes a selfie with members of NHS staff at the end of a visit to the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom He said: “Productivity can’t 11% lower than it was before the pandemic. open image in gallery Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the medics who gathered to hear him speak that ‘no institution’ is more important to the security of the country than the NHS “Just think about it – every day, just a few swipes of their phone, millions of people buy food or clothes for themselves and their family, they book holidays, they even find love.

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Patients think getting quicker access to a GP is more important than principle of a free NHS, study reveals
18 hours, 55 minutes ago

Patients think getting quicker access to a GP is more important than principle of a free NHS, study reveals

Daily Mail  

Patients would rather get quicker access to a GP and hospital treatment than keep the NHS free at the point of use, a study reveals. Its representative poll of 2,000 voters found 61 per cent want health chiefs to prioritise easier access to GPs and 44 per cent want them to focus on more timely treatment for life-threatening conditions. The …

Are Labour’s new NHS proposals a cure or yet another sticking plaster?
1 day, 23 hours 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: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists
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2 days ago

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

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. The Prime Minister used a speech to pledge “better use” of capacity in the …

Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
2 days, 1 hour ago

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

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. An upgraded NHS app open image in gallery Changes to the NHS app should help …

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

Watch: Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times with millions of new 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. Read our privacy policy Watch as Sir Keir Starmer unveiled Labour’s plan to cut …

Keir Starmer pledges to fight for NHS ‘day and night’ as PM unveils new reforms
2 days, 7 hours ago

Keir Starmer pledges to fight for NHS ‘day and night’ as PM unveils new 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. Read our privacy policy Rebuilding the NHS is the cornerstone of rebuilding Britain, the prime …

Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken
2 days, 8 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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2 days, 21 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 …

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
2 days, 21 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 …

Starmer sets out plans to cut hospital backlog with millions more appointments
2 days, 21 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
3 days, 19 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
4 days, 18 hours ago

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

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 Patients with symptoms of bowel and lung conditions, cancer and heart …

Hospitals running with 20 per cent fewer children’s doctors than they need, new figures reveal
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Hospitals running with 20 per cent fewer children’s doctors than they need, new figures reveal

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  

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 …

Nine hospital trusts responsible for half of patients waiting the longest
1 month, 1 week ago

Nine hospital trusts responsible for half of patients waiting the longest

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. This can be down to a variety of reasons, including high bed occupancy due …

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 …

NHS cash injection will ‘bring waiting lists down’ – Chancellor
2 months, 1 week ago

NHS cash injection will ‘bring waiting lists down’ – Chancellor

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. This is the largest real-terms growth in day-to-day NHS spending outside of Covid since …

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 …

‘Deeply concerning’ backlog of thousands of cancer patients waiting months for treatment revealed
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Deeply concerning’ backlog of thousands of cancer patients waiting months for treatment revealed

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 Thousands of patients with suspected cancer have been left waiting more …

You really don’t want to know what I think of how the NHS treated me, Mr Streeting…
2 months, 2 weeks ago

You really don’t want to know what I think of how the NHS treated me, Mr Streeting…

The Independent  

This is my submission to the government’s public consultation on the NHS, which looks suspiciously like an exercise in buying time while it draws up a 10-year plan by next spring. I’ve just experienced the best and the worst of the NHS, two issues that Wes Streeting, the health secretary, is talking about as he tentatively sets out Labour’s much-vaunted …

No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS
2 months, 2 weeks 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. …

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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More than 300,000 cancer patients face delays ‘unless NHS performance improves’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 300,000 cancer patients face delays ‘unless NHS performance improves’

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 More than 300,000 cancer patients will face treatment delays over …

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  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Prime Minister will set …

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

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. In his first major TV interview since becoming prime minister, he told the BBC’s Sunday …

NHS waiting lists force Britons to save up to pay for private healthcare, says report
4 months ago

NHS waiting lists force Britons to save up to pay for private healthcare, says report

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 NHS waiting lists mean most people in the UK now expect …

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 …

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

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 …

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England

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. Earlier this month, a message sent to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust staff …

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 …

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

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, 2 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

The great rush to go private! Number of Brits ditching NHS soars to all-time high as ailing hospitals battle 'eternal winter'
10 months ago

The great rush to go private! Number of Brits ditching NHS soars to all-time high as ailing hospitals battle 'eternal winter'

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of Brits are now ditching the NHS and going private amid lengthy delays. It marks a seven per cent jump on the previous record of 618,000 set over the same time period in 2022 Cataract surgery in quarter three was the most popular private procedure, followed by chemotherapy. Fresh research, published in the Lancet Oncology, last week revealed …

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