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Lib Dems call for 'end to corridor care' this Parliament

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

Liberal Democrat health and social care spokesperson Helen Morgan has called on the Government to end corridor care during this Parliament.

NHS ENGLAND

NHSE abolition is a brave move but won’t necessarily deliver the change patients want and ministers desperately need before they face the electorate in 2028, writes Steve Brine, former health minis...

NHS ENGLAND

Editor's comment - Wielding the axe

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

The Government’s announcement of the abolition of NHS England came as a bolt out of the blue to the healthcare workforce.

NHS ENGLAND

Right time to scrap NHS England, says Pritchard

By Liz Wells 20 March 2025

It is the right time to scrap NHS England, Amanda Pritchard has said in her last speech as the organisation’s chief executive.

DHSC

Winter virus cases finally on the decline

By Lee Peart 20 March 2025

Winter virus cases are finally on the decline with NHSE reporting a drop in norovirus cases for the fourth consecutive week.

IFS

Government likely to miss 18-week target, says IFS

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government is ‘unlikely’ to meet its key end of Parliament target of 92% people waiting less than 18 weeks for NHS treatment, new analysis has found.

WES STREETING

NHS England abolition 'the beginning, not the end', warns Streeting

By Lee Peart 17 March 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has warned last week’s abolition of NHS England is the ‘beginning and not the end’ of cutting inefficiency and waste.

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Crack doctors help cut waiting lists at twice the speed

By Lee Peart 17 March 2025

Teams of crack doctors have been helping cutting waiting lists by more than double the national average in deprived areas.

STEVE BRINE

EXCLUSIVE: NHSE abolition a 'huge roll of the dice', says former minister

By Lee Peart 14 March 2025

Former health minister Steve Brine says NHSE abolition is a brave move but won’t necessarily deliver the change patients want and ministers desperately need before they face the electorate in 2028

NHS ENGLAND