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New NHS plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ health service – Keir Starmer

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New NHS plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ health service – Keir Starmer

A new 10-year NHS plan will 'fundamentally rewire' the health service and put care on people’s doorsteps, the Prime Minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer will use a speech in London on Thursday to unveil his vision for the NHS, which will focus on “three big shifts” in the way the health service operates. The new plan, which will be published by the Government on Thursday, sets out how the […]

todayJuly 3, 2025

Record number of NHS operations given in private hospitals

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Record number of NHS operations given in private hospitals

The number of NHS operations carried out in private hospitals or clinics has hit a record high, according to new analysis. Data from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) show that private hospitals delivered the equivalent of 2,859 NHS procedures every working day in April – an increase of over 60% compared to the same month in 2019. It said that almost one in five NHS operations in England are […]

todayJuly 2, 2025

Ministers urged to act to protect hospice care for children

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Ministers urged to act to protect hospice care for children

Seriously ill children may be denied end-of-life hospice care without further funding, a charity has warned. Together for Short Lives said hospices are being forced to rely on donations and funds raised from charity shops to prop up services as it called on ministers to increase ring-fenced NHS funding for children’s hospices. A new poll of 30 hospices in England found almost nine in 10 (89%) expect their costs to exceed […]

todayJune 27, 2025

Independent review of Shropshire out-of-hours GP plan

Shropshire

Independent review of Shropshire out-of-hours GP plan

A decision to appoint a new provider for out-of-hours GP cover in Shropshire has gone to an independent panel for review. The service had been operated by Shropdoc, a co-operative of local GPs, since 1996, but commissioners at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin announced they intended to switch to Wiltshire-based Medvivo. The commissioning body said it came to the decision after a "robust, transparent and fair commissioning process". The NHS […]

todayMay 1, 2025

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