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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey and Denis Campbell

Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Health Secretary Wes Streeting
The Institute for Government report says positive steps by Wes Streeting had been undermined by his attempts to reform the health service. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS in England, which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG).

The report praises elements of how the health secretary has managed the health service in his first year in office, including improving performance and staff retention in hospitals. Thepay settlement he reached with resident doctors last year avoided a winter plagued by NHS strikes

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