All Wes Streeting articles – Page 11
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The week that changed everything
As the dust begins to settle, we unpick one of the busiest weeks ever for NHS news.
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NewsExclusive: Streeting brings in adviser for neighbourhood health
Wes Streeting has hired a former GP who led a review into integrated care for Labour while the party was in opposition to advise on neighbourhood health and primary care.
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News‘Brutal’ cuts to ICBs and NHSE slammed by ex-health secretary
Dame Patricia Hewitt has raised “deep concerns” about the major restructure of the NHS’s central bodies – and criticised the “appalling” treatment of staff and the “absolutely brutal” manner in which the cuts are being managed.
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NewsNHSE to be formally abolished
Government will legislate to abolish NHS England and make it “fully integrated” into the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsNHSE chief operating officer quits
Two more NHS England board members are stepping down, as much of the organisation’s senior leadership team is overhauled following the appointment of transition CEO Sir Jim Mackey.
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NewsCentral staff to be cut by 50%
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are planning a huge cut of around 50 per cent in central staffing, NHSE has announced.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Familiar faces take up new roles at NHSE and CQC
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The decline and fall of NHS England
Amanda Pritchard is stepping down as NHS England’s CEO at the end of next month, while Wes Streeting embarks on a massive reorganisation of the centre.
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NewsStreeting’s new delivery unit ‘to hold NHSE to account’
The government is hiring a director for a new delivery unit which is being set up by Wes Streeting “to hold NHS England and other partners to account” on performance.
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NewsBoards need ‘much greater focus’ on quality and productivity, says new NHSE chair
The prospective new chair of NHS England wants to see “much greater focus” by local NHS boards on quality and productivity, while integrated care boards need greater “skills and capabilities in strategic commissioning”.
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NewsStreeting backs ‘compelling’ cancer restructure
Wes Streeting has backed a contested move by NHS England to restructure children’s cancer services that fall short of quality standards, despite local objections.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why this year's planning round is going to be bloody
This week, the HSJ team look at money and what is coming for what is expected to be the toughest financial year for the NHS in a generation.
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NewsRevealed: The leaders shaping the 10-Year Health Plan
HSJ reveals the people shaping the government’s 10-Year Health Plan and analyses what it tells us about the process.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England chair named
The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed its preferred candidate to be the new chair of NHS England.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Tough talk on deficits
This week we take a closer look at Wes Streeting’s tough talk on NHS deficits – the health and social care secretary has told the NHS there can be no overspending without consequences.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Streeting’s deficit rhetoric won’t match reality
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Unpacking the planning guidance
NHS England published the 2025-26 planning guidance last week, so HSJ Health Check breaks down what it means for the service.
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NewsJournalist joins DHSC board
A peer who said the NHS needs a “classic management turnaround” has been appointed to the board of the Department of Health and Social Care, alongside two other new directors.
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NewsExclusive: Streeting brings in adviser to draft 10-year plan
Wes Streeting has hired a trust chair who authored last year’s Darzi review of the NHS to draft the government’s 10-year health plan, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNurse and leadership training face ‘devastating’ cuts
Trusts are urging the government to exempt NHS-related roles from controversial plans to axe funding for higher-level apprenticeships.