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What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS?

What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS? Keir Starmer insists he is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions. Sean O’Grady looks at how bad things could get for the health service Continue reading this article about What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS? by Sean O'Grady NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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PM: ‘Major surgery, not sticking plaster solutions' needed to rebuild NHS

PM: ‘Major surgery, not sticking plaster solutions' needed to rebuild NHS The PM will pledge the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a speech this morning [12 September 2024], following the publication today of a full and independent investigation into the state of the NHS. Continue reading this article about PM: ‘Major surgery, not sticking plaster solutions' needed to rebuild NHS by Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report

PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a move “from an analogue to a digital NHS”, following the publication of Lord Ara Darzi’s report. Continue reading this article about PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report by Digital Health NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Lord Darzi review: NHS must reform or die, says Starmer after report on health service failings

Lord Darzi review: NHS must reform or die, says Starmer after report on health service failings A government-commissioned report finds "ballooning" NHS waiting times and delays are harming health and costing lives. Continue reading this article about Lord Darzi review: NHS must reform or die, says Starmer after report on health service failings by BBC News NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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PM speech on the NHS: 12 September 2024

PM speech on the NHS: 12 September 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on the NHS at the King's Fund today. Continue reading this article about PM speech on the NHS: 12 September 2024 by Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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The NHS is not underfunded

The NHS is not underfunded John Bell, the former Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, was interviewed on today’s episode of the Today programme podcast. The following conversation with the BBC’s Nick Robinson has been edited for length and clarity. You’ve heard tell of the NHS problems for quite a long time. Let’s just go to the headline facts and Continue reading this article about The NHS is not underfunded by John Bell NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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The myth of ‘our’ NHS has now collapsed

The myth of ‘our’ NHS has now collapsed A system that compounds suffering and kills people before their time deserves condemnation, not praise Continue reading this article about The myth of ‘our’ NHS has now collapsed by Allison Pearson NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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More cash won't save the NHS

More cash won't save the NHS So long as systems are out of date and staff rely on broken equipment, Britain will get sicker. Continue reading this article about More cash won't save the NHS by Megan Kenyon NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Noble visions have been proposed for the NHS before. Will this time be different?

Noble visions have been proposed for the NHS before. Will this time be different? Reform alone won’t fix the health service – more cash is needed. But at least this government recognises the scale of the task Continue reading this article about Noble visions have been proposed for the NHS before. Will this time be different? by The Secret Consultant NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS Sussex News – 13 September - Sussex Health & Care

NHS Sussex News – 13 September - Sussex Health & Care If you look after a child – ‘Ask About Asthma’ in Sussex this September Parents, carers, teachers and medical professionals are being encouraged to ‘ask about asthma’ as the autumn… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 13 September Continue reading this article about NHS Sussex News – 13 September - Sussex Health & Care by Sussex Health & Care NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Darzi review says the NHS is in a critical condition but sets out a treatment plan

Darzi review says the NHS is in a critical condition but sets out a treatment plan <p>Cancer surgeon says the service’s ‘vital signs are strong’ but its workforce must be re-energised to raise productivity</p><p>Even factoring in the many manifestations over recent years of the NHS’s deep crisis, some of Lord Ara Darzi’s findings in his verdict on the state of the service are arresting. A&E is in such “an awful state” that <a href="Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds">thousands of people die every year</a> because they aren’t seen there fast enough.</p><p>“Starving” the service of vital capital funding has left “crumbling buildings, mental health patients being accommodated in...
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Streeting urges BMA to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS

Streeting urges BMA to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS <p>Health secretary says damning report by Lord Darzi makes it clear ‘status quo of managed decline is not an option’</p><ul><li><a href="UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – as it happened">UK politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged doctors’ union leaders to work with the government on its plans to change the NHS and to “stop sabre-rattling” on industrial action over pay.</p><p>Streeting said a <a href="Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds">damning report on Thursday</a> by the peer Ara Darzi...
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Try to imagine life without a sense of smell | Letters

Try to imagine life without a sense of smell | Letters <p><strong>Duncan Boak </strong>says<strong> </strong>a lost or impaired ability to smell can leave a person isolated and anxious. Plus a letter from <strong>Susan Baillie</strong></p><p>I was delighted to read Emine Saner’s article about Tasha Marks and her work creating scents that tell stories, highlighting the deep connection between smells, memory and emotion (<a href="‘There’s otter poo, dragon poo …’ The woman who can make you smell everything, from hell to your grandparents">‘There’s otter poo, dragon poo …’ The woman who can make you smell everything, from hell to your grandparents, 4 September</a>). I lost my sense of smell in 2005 following a head injury. Prior to my...
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Lucy Letby: doctor criticises judge’s opening remarks at inquiry

Lucy Letby: doctor criticises judge’s opening remarks at inquiry <p>Dr Michael Hall writes to inquiry saying he does not believe nurse received fair trial</p><p>A medical expert has criticised the opening remarks of the judge chairing the public inquiry into the deaths and collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital for which the nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murder and attempted murder.</p><p>Dr Michael Hall, a retired consultant neonatologist and visiting professor in neonatal medicine who advised Letby’s legal defence team, has written to the inquiry maintaining his opinion that she did not receive a fair trial and that “important elements” of the medical evidence presented by the prosecution were “flawed or...
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Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds

Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds <p>Detailed analysis warns Keir Starmer it will take longer than five years to get waiting times back on track</p><p>Long delays for hospital, GP and mental health services are leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths and have ruptured “the social contract between the NHS and the people”, an inquiry has concluded.</p><p>The findings of the study by Lord Ara Darzi, commissioned by Labour when it came to power, will be cited by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, who will on Thursday warn that the NHS has to “reform or die”.</p> <a href="Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds">Continue reading...</a>...
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Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England.

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