Streeting must get a grip on core issues - The Lowdown For the last few week or so Wes Streeting has seemed to be preoccupied with distancing himself from his links with Peter Mandelson, and trying to preserve his credibility as a possible leadership chal...

' #HealthFoundation research into #waiting-list figures shows MORE PEOPLE have been REMOVED from WAITING LISTS in trusts where “crack teams” have been operating.Unfortunately for #Streeting, this DOES NOT correlate with ANY INCREASE in numbers TREATED😖in the trusts!🙄🤬
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How Reform UK might threaten our NHS Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans

'When people find out about #Farage’s plans for #OurNHS,they are NOT popular.
“An annual poll by #HealthFoundation found 85% of participants insisted the #NHS should REMAIN comprehensive for ALL,with 83% agreeing it should remain FUNDED from GENERAL TAXATION."
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One in five care workers live in poverty. One in ten can’t afford food. Their children go cold while they care for ours. This is the cost of compassion in broken Britain. #CareCrisis #PovertyUK #HealthFoundation #SocialCareScandal #ZeroHoursExploitation #WagesMatter #ChildPoverty

13mago 15.22 GMT The Health Foundation, another leading thinktank, has joined the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust in suggesting that that the gains to be had from abolishing NHS England may not justify the disruption it will cause. (See 3.02pm.) This is from Hugh Alderwick, director of policy at foundation. 44 There is some logic in bringing the workings of NHS England and the government more closely together - for example, to help provide clarity to the health service on priorities for improvement. And - in reality - it is impossible to take politics out of the NHS. But history tells us that rejigging NHS organisations is hugely distracting and rarely delivers the benefits politicians expect. Scrapping NHS England completely will cause disruption and divert time and energy of senior leaders at a time when attention should be focused on improving care for patients. It will also eat up the time of ministers, with new legislation likely needed.

But of course, Wes Streeting know better than all these people. Look at his nice suits, his carefully managed hair, the way he smiles right through you like you don't exist....

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