Tag: NHS
Ministers face above projected teacher and NHS pay deals
Henry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentSam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaMillions of public sector workers should be given pay rises of as much [...]
NHS public satisfaction hits record low
Getty ImagesPublic satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey.Just 21% said they were [...]
Wes Streeting admits ‘risk of disruption’ in NHS overhaul
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said there is a "risk of disruption" in the NHS as he attempts to overhaul the service and reduce waste, but has pr [...]
NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard stepping down
Amanda Pritchard, the first female chief executive of the NHS in England, is stepping down from the role. Her departure comes less than a month after [...]
Sarwar pledges ‘biggest reform of NHS in decades’
Anas Sarwar has called for "fewer chief executives and more doctors" as he pledged the "biggest reform of the NHS in decades" if Labour wins the next [...]
Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met
PA MediaThe government has met a key election pledge to deliver two million extra NHS appointments in England in its first year, the prime minister ha [...]
NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
Jack FenwickPolitical reporterPA MediaThe NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at almost 90 A [...]
Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems
Getty ImagesThe health secretary has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed".Wes Streeting said he had seen pat [...]
Why the jury is out on the NHS backlog plan
Tackling the NHS backlog is one of the government's key six missions - and now Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has the plan to end it.But what [...]
Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog
The government has unveiled a new pledge to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million [...]
Starmer makes new pledges on living standards and NHS
Sir Keir Starmer has set out new pledges on improving living standards and cutting NHS waiting times in a major speech. The prime minister said his "p [...]
Plan to boost NHS dental treatments ‘not on track’
The £200m rescue package to increase access to NHS dentistry this year is not on track, a spending watchdog says.The dental recovery plan published by [...]
Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from PPE running out in Covid
The NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock has [...]
Assisted dying law would hit other NHS services, Wes Streeting warns
Getty ImagesHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered officials to look at the costs for the NHS of implementing any changes in the law on assisted d [...]
League tables to reveal failing NHS trusts
PAFailing hospitals will be revealed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they do not turn things around, the health secretary will tell health [...]