The Guardian view on Labour and the NHS: there is no miracle cure for a struggling health system | Editorial

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The Guardian view on Labour and the NHS: there is no miracle cure for a struggling health system | Editorial

Wes Streeting is building a team of reformers, but ingrained weaknesses in the health service will be hard to fix

Speaking to MPs last week, Dr Penny Dash quoted the Guardian’s description of her as a reforming zealot. Dr Dash is less zealous than she used to be, she said, and better at listening. But the doctor and management consultant, who has just been appointed chair of NHS England, has lost none of her determination to make the health service better and more productive.

How this boost will be achieved is the multibillion-pound question. The upcoming 10-year plan is Wes Streeting’s chance to turn Labour’s manifesto pledges, and consistent poll lead on the NHS, into policies that could help his party win a second term.

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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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