Sir Tony Blair has a plan to fix the NHS. On the service’s 75th anniversary, the prime minister from 1997 to 2007 argues for radical change to the health service of which he was once steward. Warning the NHS will “continue down a path of decline” without radical reforms, » Read More
Spending restraint in the NHS through the 2010s has not contributed to the health services’ current woes, the health secretary has insisted. Steve Barclay rejected the findings of a King’s Fund report from April, which said the NHS had “declined since 2010, as a result of much lower funding increases, » Read More
A “great deal” of progress has been made on the NHS backlog and the government’s plan to reduce waiting times is “working”, the health secretary has said. However, Steve Barclay did admit that the government had missed its target to eliminate 18-month waits. It comes as there are around 7.3 million people on NHS waiting
The health secretary has applied to the High Court in an attempt to stop the latest strike action planned by the Royal College of Nursing. The Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) planned strike action, involving tens of thousands of nurses, is due to take place from 8 pm on Sunday night until 8 pm on
