DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour need to take action on the NHS and not just more talk
5 months, 1 week ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour need to take action on the NHS and not just more talk

Daily Mail  

In opposition, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS was ‘broken’ and must be fixed without delay. DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Health Secretary Wes Streeting wants a 'national conversation' before reforming the NHS, but the problems are plain to see What he has done so far is hardly convincing. Asbestos danger sign at building construction site Tragedy of errors Having already had Elizabeth I, Raleigh, Gladstone and Margaret Thatcher removed from the Downing Street walls, Sir Keir Starmer has now consigned the portrait of William Shakespeare to some dusty cupboard. Sir Keir Starmer has now consigned a portrait of William Shakespeare to a dusty cupboard Shakespeare, meanwhile, is by common consent the greatest playwright who ever lived and the father of modern English literature.

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Wes Streeting embroiled in row amid claims health secretary's allies were 'behind sexist briefings against Keir Starmer's top female ministers'
1 week, 2 days ago

Wes Streeting embroiled in row amid claims health secretary's allies were 'behind sexist briefings against Keir Starmer's top female ministers'

Daily Mail  

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is at the centre of an extra-ordinary row over alleged 'sexist' briefings against Sir Keir Starmer's top female ministers. The spat erupted after the Prime Minister was told at last week's Cabinet meeting that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson were being singled out for negative briefings …

What is the politics behind who runs the NHS?
1 month ago

What is the politics behind who runs the NHS?

The Independent  

After blistering criticism from MPs, Amanda Pritchard has quit as chief executive of the NHS in England. Wes Streeting, who as health secretary is the political chief of the NHS, is planning what he says will be an essential period of major reform; he said there must now be a “new relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care …

Health Secretary Wes Streeting signals support for more private cash to fix the NHS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Health Secretary Wes Streeting signals support for more private cash to fix the NHS

Daily Mail  

Wes Streeting has signalled his support for more private investment to fix the NHS after admitting there was a 'hell of a lot more to do' in improving the service. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has indicated he is open to investment from the private sector to fix the NHS Mr Streeting said earlier the Government has 'hit the ground running …

Wes Streeting is right not to do a ‘victory lap’ over the NHS – our hospitals are still a nightmare
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wes Streeting is right not to do a ‘victory lap’ over the NHS – our hospitals are still a nightmare

The Independent  

It is undoubtedly good news that the government has fulfilled one of its manifesto promises – and early, too. “We promised change, and we’ve delivered,” said health secretary Wes Streeting during his media round this morning. “The result is around 160,000 fewer patients on waiting lists today than in July.” It is also good news that Streeting has said that …

Health Secretary signals support for more private investment to fix the NHS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

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 said: “We need to think much more radically, …

Almost a fifth of people who've dealt with NHS in last 6 months have witnessed or received 'corridor care', survey reveals
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Almost a fifth of people who've dealt with NHS in last 6 months have witnessed or received 'corridor care', survey reveals

Daily Mail  

Almost a fifth of people in England who have dealt with the NHS in the last six months have received or witnessed 'corridor care', according to a new survey. Last month, a 460-page report by the RCN on the state of the NHS included accounts of sick people being left to soil themselves and patients left to sit in chairs …

Streeting takes NHS mandate 'back to basics' in new war on overspend
2 months ago

Streeting takes NHS mandate 'back to basics' in new war on overspend

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. NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard warned “difficult decisions will be needed” to deliver the …

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

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

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 Senior NHS leaders have been accused of “remarkable” complacency and being …

Streeting’s spat with Farage on the NHS gives us a glimpse into the future
2 months ago

Streeting’s spat with Farage on the NHS gives us a glimpse into the future

The Independent  

What used to be called a Twitter spat has broken out between the health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the self-styled disrupter Nigel Farage. Streeting made a speech attacking what is seen as Reform’s soft underbelly: its policy to introduce private sector insurance companies into the National Health Service. The health secretary turned Farage’s usual schtick against him, accusing Reform of …

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call

The Independent  

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Are you worried about the private sector’s role in the NHS? Join The Independent Debate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Are you worried about the private sector’s role in the NHS? Join The Independent Debate

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’s critique of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s healthcare policies …

Frontline staff already know how to fix our broken NHS
2 months, 3 weeks 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 – …

Are Labour’s new NHS proposals a cure or yet another sticking plaster?
2 months, 3 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 …

Watch: Keir Starmer unveils Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times with millions of new appointments
2 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting is right – if Labour delivers on NHS reform, that’ll be its legacy
2 months, 3 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: …

Labour is not ‘grasping the nettle’ – it’s kicking social care reform into the long grass
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour is not ‘grasping the nettle’ – it’s kicking social care reform into the long grass

The Independent  

Wes Streeting, known in Labour Land for his karaoke, channelled his inner Frank Sinatra to declare “the best is yet to come” for adult social care. She will chair an independent commission to propose the national care service in England Labour promised at last year’s election. Streeting is promising new national standards to help people who use the system, their …

Wes Streeting says he feels shame at people being treated in NHS hospital corridors
3 months, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting says he feels shame at people being treated in NHS hospital corridors

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, 1 week 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 …

Wes Streeting plans mass expansion of GP services to tackle NHS staffing crisis
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 Thousands more GPs could be trained in order to deal …

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying

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. It comes as Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed she would be supporting …

The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations

The Independent  

Whether Britain “needs an Elon” or not, as some are wondering, what it has got is a Wes. To ensure that “reform” is more than a mere mantra, Mr Streeting has chosen as his first initiative of many to focus on those responsible for running our NHS trusts. It’s worth asking, in this context, about how many serious scandals in, …

Watch: Wes Streeting announces NHS name-and-shame league tables
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Streeting vows Budget will put NHS staff ‘on front line, not the picket line’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Streeting vows Budget will put NHS staff ‘on front line, not the picket line’

The Independent  

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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
5 months 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 …

Wes Streeting warned inflation busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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. Labour brokered a pay deal for a swathe of public …

No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS
5 months, 1 week 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. …

NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting
5 months, 1 week ago

NHS problems will not be fixed ‘in a single Budget’, says Streeting

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting 'spooking' the sick and facing backlash over repeated claims that the NHS is broken, health leaders warn
6 months ago

Wes Streeting 'spooking' the sick and facing backlash over repeated claims that the NHS is broken, health leaders warn

Daily Mail  

Wes Streeting’s repeated claims that the ‘NHS is broken’ risk ‘spooking’ patients and putting them off seeking care, health leaders warn. Health leaders have warned that Health Secretary Wes Streeting putting patients off seeking healthcare Although insiders understand the government want the public to understand the issues they have inherited they fear they are using the 'wrong tone' He said: …

Wes Streeting warns against ‘killing NHS with kindness’
6 months ago

Wes Streeting warns against ‘killing NHS with kindness’

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 Wes Streeting has warned against “killing the NHS with kindness”, as …

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

Social care problems adding to worst crisis in history of NHS – Wes Steeting
6 months, 1 week ago

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

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 Problems with social care are “clogging up” hospitals, adding to …

If Wes Streeting can save the NHS, he will be Keir Starmer’s obvious successor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

If Wes Streeting can save the NHS, he will be Keir Starmer’s obvious successor

The Independent  

Keir Starmer is following the Tony Blair model for fixing the NHS. He takes advice from Blair himself, and has brought back two of the people who were key to mending the health service in the New Labour years – Michael Barber, head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit in Blair’s second term, and Alan Milburn, health secretary during the …

UK PM admits NHS healthcare system 'broken'
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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 …

No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer
6 months, 2 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 …

What the papers say – September 12
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What the papers say – September 12

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 Independent says the report has warned Sir Keir Starmer the NHS is in …

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, 2 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 …

Streeting says NHS ‘broken but not beaten’ as he seeks private sector deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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 Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the NHS is “broken …

NHS progress ‘in decline for first time in 50 years’
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

It’s time to cut out the NHS middle man
7 months, 3 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, …

Fact check: Wes Streeting said getting people back to work can help the economy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact check: Wes Streeting said getting people back to work can help the economy

The Independent  

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Government already started on work to fix ‘broken’ NHS, says Prime Minister
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Straight to business: Health Secretary Wes Streeting says 'the NHS is broken' in address to staff on his first day in cabinet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Straight to business: Health Secretary Wes Streeting says 'the NHS is broken' in address to staff on his first day in cabinet

Daily Mail  

The new Health Secretary said 'the NHS is broken' in a candid address to staff on his first day in cabinet. Mr Streeting faces major challenges overhauling the NHS with the junior doctors' pay dispute still haunting the service and technological inefficiency a recurring complaint from insiders - but experts say his previous comments indicate he may be the man …

NHS still faces winter crisis this year if Labour is elected, warns Wes Streeting
9 months, 1 week ago

NHS still faces winter crisis this year if Labour is elected, warns Wes Streeting

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 winter crisis and “abysmal” corridor care won’t be fixed …

Corbyn to say expansion of private sector ‘not the answer’ to NHS crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Corbyn to say expansion of private sector ‘not the answer’ to NHS crisis

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 Jeremy Corbyn is to warn the Labour Party that more …

Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog
10 months 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 …

The NHS needs a health secretary who will be radical about reform
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The NHS needs a health secretary who will be radical about reform

The Independent  

Like being the water purity press officer for Thames Water or compliance manager for GB News, a Conservative health secretary is very usually on a hiding to nothing – or to turn to another, still more obvious cliche, invariably presented with a compulsory “hospital pass” with no exemption clause. To be fair to Ms Atkins, she did talk about how …

Wes Streeting: NHS won’t get any extra cash from Labour without major surgery
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting: NHS won’t get any extra cash from Labour without major surgery

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 Wes Streeting has warned that the NHS will get no extra …

Labour to u-turn on plans to abolish Lords in first term – report
1 year, 5 months ago

Labour to u-turn on plans to abolish Lords in first term – 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. Read our privacy policy Major plans for social care reform will not be included …

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