After weeks of wrangling over the elective recovery plan a compromise has been reached and on this week’s episode we get stuck into the politics surrounding it and of course what it means for NHS leaders.
Also the latest on integrated care systems – have they become more complicated than ever?
Featuring Annabelle Collins, James Illman and Alastair McLellan.
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The problem with the new white paper on integration is that the way it thinks change happens is pretty much the same as past attempts, writes Richard Taunt
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Former NHS England chief executive Lord Stevens addressed the NHS’s workforce challenges during the House of Lords debate on the Health and Care Bill earlier this week. This is a, lightly, edited version of what he said.
This year sets the NHS one of its toughest financial challenges as pandemic cash dries up and funding shortfalls deepen.
It’s easy to get desensitised to disastrous waiting times in the NHS, but behind the numbers are real and avoidable care failures.
2022-23 was probably the worst ever winter for the NHS, after a steep collapse in performance. This year’s been a little better — new figures confirm — but how was this achieved, and what does it mean for coming months?
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