NHS strikes part of ‘broader cry for help’, argues Streeting
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said the strikes in the NHS are part of a “broader cry for help” from health workers, as the government prepares to hold crunch talks with union bosses to hammer out pay deals and avoid further industrial action. Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Monday morning, he said: “I think […]
Sunak urges public to ‘trust’ him, as he outlines key pre-election pledges
In his first speech of 2023, prime minister Rishi Sunak has urged the public to “trust” him to deliver on five newly announced “people’s priorities”. The prime minister pledged to halve inflation, grow the economy, make sure the national debt shrinks, ensure NHS waiting lists fall and pass new laws to crackdown on the migrant […]
Labour challenges Sunak to do a shift in A&E to see ‘what it’s really like’, ahead of major speech
Shadow cabinet minister for mental health Rosena Allin-Khan has challenged prime minister Rishi Sunak to complete a shift in an A&E department so he can experience first-hand the pressures which NHS staff are facing. Ms Allin-Khan, who has been an emergency doctor for 17 years, told Times Radio: “This Government are missing in action. Where […]
Sunak ‘confident’ the NHS is getting funding it needs, says No 10 spokesperson
A Downing Street spokesperson has said that prime minister Rishi Sunak is “confident” the NHS is being provided with the “funding it needs” to get through the ongoing winter crisis. Questioned over whether the prime minister believes the NHS is getting enough resources, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “I think we are confident we […]
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Thérèse Coffey reiterates importance of the ‘ABCD’ NHS plan
The new Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey reiterated the government’s planned support for the NHS during her speech at the Conservative party conference underway in Birmingham. The so-called ‘ABCD’ plan, which Coffey joked was not a revelation of her A-Level grades, stands for ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists. These are what the government say their […]
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 […]
Javid brings Mental Health Act ‘into the 21st Century’
In a statement to the House of Commons, health secretary Sajid Javid championed the arrival of a modernised Mental Health Act which will bring legislation “into the 21st Century”. This long term plan will see mental health service investment “reach an extra £2.3 billion each year by 2023/24” Labour’s front bench and former prime minister […]
Javid labels NHS access debate hypocritical on first day of rail strikes
MPs are debating NHS GP and dentist access and the increasing waiting lists in the UK. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting labelled health secretary Sajid Javid’s record “rubbish”, blaming “Conservative underfunding” for “patients finding it impossible to book GP appointments”. Javid focused on the rail strikes which he told the House of Commons that Streeting […]
