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WAITING TIMES

NHS waiting lists rise again amidst record demand in August

By Lee Peart 10 October 2024

NHS waiting lists rose again to 7.64m in August up by 18,614, the latest data has revealed.

RACHEL REEVES

IFS highlights 'unresolved' social care issues

By Lee Peart 10 October 2024

A major new Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report has highlighted the ‘unresolved’ issues in social care funding and reform.

NEW HOSPITALS PROGRAMME

Council leaders call for Government approval of hospital plans

By Lee Peart 09 October 2024

Council leaders have called for Government approval of plans for a new hospital ahead of the Autumn Budget.

TOM RIORDAN

One last big job

09 October 2024

Newly appointed DHSC second permanent secretary Tom Riordan says his background in local government will stand him in good stead as he takes up the challenge of helping to fix health and social care

TOM RIORDAN

One last big job

09 October 2024

Newly appointed DHSC second permanent secretary Tom Riordan says his background in local government will stand him in good stead as he takes up the challenge of helping to fix health and social care

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

One in four Brits put off calling an ambulance due to long waits

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

One in four Brits have avoided calling an ambulance because they feared it would take too long to arrive, according to new figures.

HELEN MORGAN

Lib Dems calls for fiscal rule changes to fund new hospitals

By Lee Peart 26 September 2024

The Liberal Democrats have written to the health secretary to call on the Government to use any changes to the fiscal rules in the Autumn Budget to be used to complete the New Hospital Programme.

NHS PROVIDERS

Labour plans, 'a step in the right direction', say leaders

By Lee Peart 25 September 2024

Healthcare leaders have acknowledged Wes Streeting’s commitment to creating a digital NHS focused on prevention, providing care closer to home and public health as ‘a step in the right direction’.

DHSC

'I won't back down,' says Streeting

By Lee Peart 25 September 2024

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he won’t back down in his drive to reform the NHS.

TOM RIORDAN

Local government key to challenges facing Government, says policy advisor

By Lee Peart 24 September 2024

Local government will need to be at the centre of fixing the biggest challenges facing the incoming Government, the new second permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care, has s...