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Labour’s reforms will save the struggling NHS from its current crisis

Letter: To prevent millions of working-class patients being left behind in a two-tier healthcare system, we need a change from the status quo, says shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Hundreds of GP surgeries closing earlier as they struggle to afford soaring energy bills

One in 10 GP partners have been forced to reduce time with patients and nearly a quarter have stopped recruiting surgery staff due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay accused of being 'on strike' from addressing NHS crisis

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay for failing to negotiate with health unions and put an end to strikes - as ambulance workers and nurses both walked out today at the same time

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

Scottish Government responds to Sajid Javid's call for GP and A&E fees

THE NHS “must be maintained on its founding principles”, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said after Sajid Javid called for patients to be…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 21, 2023

Labour’s Wes Streeting: ‘Reform is not a Conservative word’

Exclusive: The shadow health secretary discusses his plans for the NHS, not becoming the fun police, and Tories’ handling of strikes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

Don’t panic when Starmer refers to NHS ‘reform’. He is thwarting Tory moves to destroy it

For too long, reform has been a ministerial code word for ‘dismantling’. Labour’s approach will be refreshingly different, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Wes Streeting’s plan to turn GPs into salaried NHS staff is misguided

Letters: Salaried GP Joe McFarlane says the Labour proposal is shortsighted and raises several big questions, but Dr Jeremy Bending thinks it would improve quality of care

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

If patients could bypass GPs to see specialists, the NHS would grind to a halt

Letter: NHS psychiatrist Dr Melanie Knowles agrees that the current system is flawed, but says the answer is not to dispense with referrals from GPs, who are experts in diagnosis and triage

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ to save NHS

Labour leader sets out views on health service, saying ‘if we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Keir Starmer vows to slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ in NHS

‘If we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die,’ says Labour leader

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023