Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
1 day, 9 hours ago

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

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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. An upgraded NHS app open image in gallery Changes to the NHS app should help reduce waiting lists, the government said The NHS app is getting a major upgrade in March, allowing patients in the vast majority of acute trusts to book appointments and communicate with GPs and hospitals about their care and follow-up appointments, as needed. Greater availability for community diagnostic centres open image in gallery Keir Starmer said the NHS reforms are about creating greater convenience for patients Patients will be able to book testing or scans after work hours or on weekends. Sir Keir said the government will open more community diagnostic centres and extend opening hours to 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and those centres will also offer a wider range of testing. The NHS and private sector will focus on working together in areas where the health service has significant wait times, particularly in gynaecology where 260,000 women are waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment.

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More NHS patients to be treated privately as Starmer bids to slash waiting list backlog
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1 day, 3 hours ago

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

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Are Labour’s new NHS proposals a cure or yet another sticking plaster?
1 day, 6 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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Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS waiting lists

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Watch: Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times with millions of new appointments
1 day, 10 hours ago

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

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Keir Starmer pledges to fight for NHS ‘day and night’ as PM unveils new reforms
1 day, 14 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 …

NHS app: What upgrade will mean for booking appointments and when will it be rolled out?
1 day, 15 hours ago

NHS app: What upgrade will mean for booking appointments and when will it be rolled out?

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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. Health secretary Wes Streeting said on Sunday that changes to the app would help move …

Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken
1 day, 15 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, 4 hours ago

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

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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
2 days, 4 hours ago

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

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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.” …

GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists
4 days, 2 hours ago

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

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Wes Streeting plans mass expansion of GP services to tackle NHS staffing crisis
1 month ago

Wes Streeting plans mass expansion of GP services to tackle NHS staffing crisis

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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 Thousands more GPs could be trained in order to deal …

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’

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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 …

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill
1 month, 1 week ago

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

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Watch: Wes Streeting announces NHS name-and-shame league tables
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

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NHS needs ‘significant’ uplift or faces cuts in areas Labour hopes to improve
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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, …

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. …

Wes Streeting’s NHS revolution with smartwatches to monitor diabetes in 10-year plan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wes Streeting’s NHS revolution with smartwatches to monitor diabetes in 10-year plan

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email 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. Mr Streeting said: “Our 10-year health plan will turn the …

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

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‘If the NHS was a private company, it would’ve gone bust years ago’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘If the NHS was a private company, it would’ve gone bust years ago’

The Telegraph  

The Telegraph revealed on Thursday that the NHS will rely on private hospitals to ease the growing waiting list backlog crisis under plans being considered by the government. Cancer checks, surgery and intensive care for NHS patients would increasingly take place in private hospitals, under proposals submitted to the Treasury ahead of the Budget. Richard Vincent said the solution in …

What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

The British people want their NHS to be fixed – not replaced
3 months, 3 weeks 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
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  

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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, 3 weeks 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 …

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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What the papers say – September 12
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What the papers say – September 12

The Independent  

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Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a raft of “nanny state” interventions on public health as he scrambles to save the NHS from collapse. The Government promised a “prevention revolution” on Thursday – saying measures would be bold, controversial and not universally popular. Ministers announced plans to introduce a 9pm watershed on junk food advertising – and a total ban on …

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 …

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 …

GPs are squandering whatever public support they have left by betraying us all: DR MARTIN SCURR
5 months ago

GPs are squandering whatever public support they have left by betraying us all: DR MARTIN SCURR

Daily Mail  

The worst of all worlds – that’s the only way to sum up the disgraceful decision by more than 8,500 GPs to vote for industrial action ahead of negotiations with the Government over new contracts. Several of them are downright dangerous to patients, despite claims by the doctors’ union that by implementing them, GPs can ‘support a safe service for …

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 …

Shadow health secretary considered using private healthcare after finding lump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shadow health secretary considered using private healthcare after finding lump

The Independent  

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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 …

We must make sustained use of private sector to clear NHS backlog, says Steve Barclay
1 year, 2 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 …

Report slams NHS and Department of Health over poor A&E care
1 year, 2 months ago

Report slams NHS and Department of Health over poor A&E care

The Independent  

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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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Long-term work sickness absence ‘a serious fiscal threat’ to UK
1 year, 3 months ago

Long-term work sickness absence ‘a serious fiscal threat’ to UK

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 Long-term sickness – with people …

NHS goes private in biggest expansion of sector since Blair
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS goes private in biggest expansion of sector since Blair

The Telegraph  

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, 5 months ago

Government turns to private clinics to help tackle 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. Read our privacy policy The Government has turned to private sector capacity in a …

The NHS is ‘collapsing’ – leading medic warns
1 year, 6 months ago

The NHS is ‘collapsing’ – leading medic warns

The Independent  

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NHS doing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, says shock report
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS doing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, says shock 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 The NHS is performing “substantially less well” than similar countries on …

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge
1 year, 6 months ago

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge

The Independent  

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Labour will deliver the speed of care patients want, Wes Streeting says
1 year, 8 months ago

Labour will deliver the speed of care patients want, Wes Streeting says

The Independent  

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Labour has a long-term plan for NHS but we don’t, warns Tory former minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Labour has a long-term plan for NHS but we don’t, warns Tory former minister

The Independent  

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