Shaping the healthcare agenda of the new government

There is a full in-tray facing Therese Coffey, the new Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister. As the new government takes shape, we are told that the priorities of the new Secretary of State will be ‘ABCD’: ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists. Anyone involved in the delivery of healthcare knows, there […]

Plans to free up millions of NHS appointments will be announced today

Health and social care secretary and deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey will set out a plan for helping the NHS. The package of measures, named ‘Our Plan for Patients’ is hoped to improve access to general practice so all patients who need an appointment can get one within two weeks. The main bulk of the […]