NHS leaders warn Labour they must pump cash into the health service to fill a £3billion deficit or waiting lists will continue to grow
3 months, 3 weeks 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 money for hospitals will see NHS waiting lists continue to grow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reportedly attempt to resist demands for more cash for the NHS at a time when she might have to impose cuts elsewhere Matthew Taylor, head of the NHS Confederation of senior managers, warned hospitals and other services faced a deficit of at least £3.2billion NHS England has estimated it will run a £2.2billion deficit this year, while it is thought another £1billion will be needed to fund pay rises for doctors and nurses. Mr Taylor also cast doubt on Labour's ability to meet its pledges on NHS waiting lists without an immediate cash injection.

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NHS cash injection will ‘bring waiting lists down’ – Chancellor
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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, 1 week 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 …

Labour must give the public reasons for optimism after its ‘painful’ Budget
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour must give the public reasons for optimism after its ‘painful’ Budget

The Independent  

As the House of Commons returns from its summer break, the new government’s honeymoon is already over. There is growing anxiety in Labour’s own ranks about Rachel Reeves’s decision to scrap winter fuel allowances worth up to £300 for all but the poorest pensioners. Attention is already focused on what Sir Keir tells us will be a “painful” Budget on …

Keir Starmer is right to take a firm line in NHS pay talks
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer is right to take a firm line in NHS pay talks

The Independent  

Both sides in the shadow pay dispute that is likely to become a real negotiation after 4 July are engaged in pre-match trash talk. The junior doctors are on strike until Tuesday morning, in pursuit of a claim for a 35 per cent pay rise, which they claim merely restores past real-term pay cuts. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer, who is …

Starmer’s strongest warning yet to striking doctors: I won’t give 35% rise
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer’s strongest warning yet to striking doctors: I won’t give 35% rise

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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  

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 Reform of the NHS is more important than “pouring” money into …

NHS day-to-day budget faces £20bn inflation blackhole, Truss warned
2 years, 3 months ago

NHS day-to-day budget faces £20bn inflation blackhole, Truss warned

The Telegraph  

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the health budget set out at last year’s Spending Review has been made “somewhat redundant by inflation”. “Either the government has got to admit that it isn't able to fund the NHS at the level that it certainly felt it needed to fund the NHS this time last year, or else …

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