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Keir Starmer NHS latest: Prime minister to outline plans to cut NHS waiting lists

Keir Starmer NHS latest: Prime minister to outline plans to cut NHS waiting lists

Keir Starmer NHS latest: Prime minister to outline plans to cut NHS waiting lists The PM is also expected to be asked about demands for a new inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs. Continue reading this article about Keir Starmer NHS latest: Prime minister to outline plans to cut NHS waiting lists by @BBCNews NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Starmer expected to defend his record on rape gangs in Q&A after health reform speech – UK politics live updates

Starmer expected to defend his record on rape gangs in Q&A after health reform speech – UK politics live updates No 10 has previously said little about inflammatory claims from Elon Musk but issue likely to dominate questions today after major speech on NHS Starmer reminds the audience that his wife and sister work for the NHS, as his mother did. And he says, if it had not been for the care his mother got from the NHS for her Still’s, “I wouldn’t be standing here in front of you today”. He says every family in the country has a story like this to tell about the NHS. So 2025 is about rebuilding Britain, and rebuilding our NHS is the cornerstone of that, and that’s why I wanted to come here to make this speech this morning. We will...
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NHS England chief executive visits Royal Free Hospital

NHS England chief executive visits Royal Free Hospital

NHS England chief executive visits Royal Free Hospital NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard visited the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) where she announced a new strategy for planned care across the country. Continue reading this article about NHS England chief executive visits Royal Free Hospital by Royal Free London NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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The Times view on NHS reform: Frontline Care

The Times view on NHS reform: Frontline Care

The Times view on NHS reform: Frontline Care As flu cases rise, Labour’s plans to relieve the long-term NHS crisis and make it fit for purpose include sensible ideas that should be implemented immediately Continue reading this article about The Times view on NHS reform: Frontline Care by The Times Leading Articles NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog

Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog

Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. Continue reading this article about Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog by bbc.com NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England

Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England

Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England Proposals to be outlined by Keir Starmer will offer patients 500,000 more appointments a year, as health secretary says without reforms NHS could collapse ‘like Woolworths’ Continue reading this article about Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England by Andrew Gregory NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England

Expanded seven-day health hubs to help tackle NHS waiting times in England Proposals to be outlined by Keir Starmer will offer patients 500,000 more appointments a year, as health secretary says without reforms NHS could collapse ‘like Woolworths’ Patients in England will be offered 500,000 more appointments a year via seven-day health hubs under plans to tackle lengthy waiting times, as ministers warned the NHS could collapse like Woolworths without major reform. Millions of people will be able to access checks, tests and scans closer to home as the health service expands the number of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) opening 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Continue reading... By Andrew Gregory Health editor Expanded...
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Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog

Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog

Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year. Continue reading this article about Government unveils plan to reduce NHS waiting list backlog by @bbcHughPym NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment

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

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment With pressure growing on the prime minister to deliver on his general election promises, he will use a major speech to set out a plan aimed at taking millions of patients off waiting lists and tackling backlogs in hospitals Continue reading this article about Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment by Archie Mitchell NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout?

Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout?

Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout? Letters: Doctors aren’t exhausted by their patients’ suffering, but by the poorly managed and overdemanding care systems in which they work, says Prof Paul Gilbert Continue reading this article about Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout? by Guardian staff reporter NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout? | Letter

Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout? | Letter Doctors aren’t exhausted by their patients’ suffering, but by the poorly managed and overdemanding care systems in which they work, says Prof Paul Gilbert Your article raises key issues about the mental wellbeing of those working in the NHS (Seven in 10 GPs in UK suffer from compassion fatigue, survey finds, 2 January). But we should be cautious of terms like “compassion fatigue”. Our research showed that it is not staff compassion that is fatigued – they would love to offer better services – but that they are burnt out and angry. This is not caused by the suffering of their patients but the stress of working in poorly managed, poorly supported and overdemanding care systems. This is...
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How the ‘continuing healthcare’ system is failing sick and elderly people | Letters

How the ‘continuing healthcare’ system is failing sick and elderly people | Letters Readers on the struggles of getting support for loved ones who need care outside hospital I empathise with Dr Michael Duxbury (Letters, 29 December), but no amount of empathy will increase the chances of his mother, or anyone else’s loved ones, becoming eligible for continuing healthcare (CHC). Excuse the flippant tone, but having worked in the health and social care sector for more than a decade, I had always hoped that a proper integration of health (NHS responsibility) and social care (local authority responsibility) would eradicate this ridiculous framework. CHC is a funding stream administered by local integrated care systems (ICSs), whereby...
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Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day

Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In the last year, 414,137 patients are believed to have experienced some level of harm because they spent so long in the back of ambulances waiting to get into hospital. Of those, 44,409 – more than 850 a week – suffered “severe potential harm”, with delays causing permanent or long-term harm or death. Continue reading... By Andrew Gregory Health editor Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day...
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors

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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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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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