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Wes Streeting vowed to fix ‘broken’ NHS but critics say he failed to deliver

NHS experts and MPs say he ‘told a good story’ as health secretary while kicking difficult cans down the road

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Can the old-but-new NHS league tables revive the health service?

The new system resembles Tony Blair’s star-rating regime, which was eventually scrapped. Whether naming and shaming leads to improvements remains to be seen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025

NHS ‘reliant’ on private firms and charities for mental health care – think tank

Analysis by the King’s Fund shows ‘a significant increase in the share of NHS mental health inpatient care being outsourced to independent providers’.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

NHS £22.6bn funding boost in England ‘not enough’, warn health experts

The chancellor’s budget spending increase will largely be absorbed by pre-existing plans, says top thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024

Labour wants to build an NHS ‘fit for the future’. Can it cut waiting times?

The party’s pledge for the NHS is ‘hugely ambitious’, says one expert, though others are more optimistic.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

NHS waiting list hits new record high and casts doubt on key Sunak pledge

In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million

In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What really ails the NHS at 75 – and three ways to treat it

In today’s newsletter: Staff are leaving in droves, wait times have tripled and critics say it’s locked in a ‘death spiral’. But the situation might not be terminal, with some big changes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

UK health outcomes a 'serious concern': report

LONDON - The UK's performance on key health metrics is a "serious concern" and lags comparable countries, according to a report released to mark the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS).

Bangkok Post · Jun 26, 2023

NHS performing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, says damning report

Britain has fewer hospital beds and higher avoidable mortality than many of its peers

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023