All Wes Streeting articles – Page 13
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News‘Devastating’ delays to new hospitals revealed
Eighteen of the 40 ‘new hospital’ schemes which were originally due to open in 2030 will now not even start construction until then – with some potentially facing a wait of until 2039 to even get spades in the ground.
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NewsMapped: Revised hospital build dates
Mapped: Targeted construction dates after Wes Streeting’s review of the “new hospitals programme”.
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CommentThe NHS is not empowering charities to help the service
Wes Streeting has highlighted the urgent need for change in NHS maternity care, to address a workforce crisis and significant inequalities. Integrating charities into NHS care pathways could enhance services and provide cost-effective solutions, writes Angela McConville
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NewsExclusive: Hospital asks patients in corridors to ‘lobby MPs’ for funding
A hospital’s leadership have put up posters in its corridors asking patients to lobby local MPs – who include Wes Streeting – for funding to expand its under-pressure A&E.
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CommentHolding the NHS and its leaders to account needs a rethink
Trust chair Matthew Swindells argues NHS managers must be held accountable for efficiency and quality, but transparency, fair funding allocations, and a balanced performance regime are also key to driving improvements
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsMinisters ‘breaking promises on contract reform’
Unions have accused the government of letting them down on commitments to reform primary care contracts, six months after Labour won the general election.
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Expert BriefingReform Watch: What the new elective plan means
With the launch of Labour’s plan for elective care, Recovery Watch becomes Reform Watch. This newsletter will track the new government’s plans to “re-imagine” the NHS.
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CommentNational priorities must not crowd out local initiatives
Wes Streeting seeks to drive NHS performance by shifting from top-down management to empowering staff and local teams. Sir Chris Ham explores what more will be required to support the hard work of delivering the 10-year health plan
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NewsTen-year plan development ‘lacking diversity’
Government must “move quickly” to address a lack of diversity in responses to its 10-year plan consultation, an adviser on the work has warned.
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NewsNext year's elective target revealed
NHS England is set to commit to treating 65 per cent of elective patients within 18 weeks by next March, as a staging post to meeting the 92 per cent constitutional target by 2029, under plans to be unveiled next week.
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NewsHSJ’s most read integrated care stories of 2024
Discover HSJ’s 10 most read integrated care articles of 2024, highlighting the year’s key developments and insights
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NewsStreeting seeks ‘unfiltered’ reform ideas from DHSC staff
The health and social care secretary has asked his department’s civil servants to submit innovative policy ideas, saying he will read them all and they will not be filtered by line managers.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Jeremy Hunt on how we can save 13,500 lives
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsStreeting makes ‘very difficult choices’ to offer 4.8% GP uplift
Wes Streeting has made “very difficult choices” over spending to be able to plan a 4.8 per cent real terms uplift in general practice funding for 2025-26, he has announced.
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‘Punishment beatings’ cause NHS leaders to hide problems, says Streeting
A political culture “geared around sparing reputations” rather than being honest about the NHS’s failings has led to “backside covering” by senior managers trying to avoid “punishment beatings”, the health and care secretary has said.
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NewsPlanning guidance delayed to 2025
Wes Streeting has pledged to keep the “investment standard” which protects spending on mental healthcare, but has revealed 2025-26 planning rules will not be confirmed until next year.
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NewsCapital raids banned under new government rules
The NHS will be banned from raiding capital budgets to fund revenue gaps under new Treasury rules.
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NewsMinisters demand ‘open book approach’ from new NHSE chair
The government is looking for an NHS England chair who has “deep experience” of working in the UK’s “health and care system” and is committed to ensuring government ministers can get the information they need from the organisation.
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NewsStreeting ‘shocked’ by his lack of ‘oversight’ of social care
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he is “shocked” by his lack of oversight of adult social care and said he is “determined to improve this” in a call with local leaders this morning.