A small group of investors in expensive gilets gather for breakfast in a country lodge. Soon, they will hear a presentation from a private healthcare company. An MP is seated in the front row; a number of bankers are dotted around the room. “Here in the UK, we’re proposing a substantial public-private initiative, whereby we… Continue reading Private equity has its sights on the NHS – and with it our faith in public services altogether | Hettie O’Brien
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Met wins battle with NHS over not attending mental health calls | Police
The Metropolitan police has won its battle to stop attending most of the mental health calls it receives after a tense behind-the-scenes row with the health service, the Guardian has learned. From 31 October it will start implementing a scheme that aims to stop officers being diverted from crime fighting, to do work health staff… Continue reading Met wins battle with NHS over not attending mental health calls | Police
‘Big opportunities’ in expanding private health cover amid NHS strain, says Aviva boss | Aviva
The boss of Britain’s biggest insurer, Aviva, has said there are “big opportunities” in expanding private health cover in the UK as the strain on the NHS grows and waiting lists for treatments hit record highs. The company attracted 170,000 new health insurance customers in the past year, signed up either directly or through their… Continue reading ‘Big opportunities’ in expanding private health cover amid NHS strain, says Aviva boss | Aviva
Labour says extra 900 beds for NHS just a ‘sticking plaster’ amid record waiting times – UK politics live | Politics
Labour dismisses extra 900 NHS beds announcement as ‘sticking plaster’ Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting accused the Government of offering the NHS a ‘sticking plaster’, with the announcement that £250m was to be set aside to boost capacity before winter. The move was announced as part of the government’s plan to make this week “NHS… Continue reading Labour says extra 900 beds for NHS just a ‘sticking plaster’ amid record waiting times – UK politics live | Politics
NHS to offer weight-loss jabs via apps that help patients with obesity | Obesity
Weight-loss jabs are among a range of measures that will soon be made available by the NHS via prescription on apps in an attempt to tackle obesity, as demand for traditional face-to-face services surges. The four programmes – Liva, Oviva, Roczen and Second Nature – can be downloaded via an app or computer, allowing specialists… Continue reading NHS to offer weight-loss jabs via apps that help patients with obesity | Obesity
Which UK nation has got the longest NHS waiting list? | NHS
The numbers are striking in their enormous size: 7.6 million people are now on waiting lists in England, a figure that has been growing in recent years, breaking records in all but three of the last 30 months. Therefore, English patients may have been surprised to hear that Steve Barclay is open to Welsh and… Continue reading Which UK nation has got the longest NHS waiting list? | NHS
NHS in England to replace two-week cancer appointment target | Cancer
The scrapping of a target for patients to see a specialist within two weeks if their GP suspects they have cancer is expected to be confirmed within days under new plans by the NHS in England. Instead, the new “faster diagnosis standard” proposes that patients who have been urgently referred should have cancer ruled out… Continue reading NHS in England to replace two-week cancer appointment target | Cancer
Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England | NHS
Welsh and Scottish patients who are waiting for treatment on lengthy NHS lists could request care on the health service in England, Steve Barclay has said. The health secretary invited ministers from the devolved administrations to discuss different approaches taken to address the record backlogs. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said there… Continue reading Steve Barclay ‘open to’ Scottish and Welsh NHS patients requesting care in England | NHS
Landmark NHS recruitment plan in danger from applicant shortfall | NHS
A “once in a generation” NHS recruitment plan requiring an extra 50,000 clinical training places in less than a decade risks being derailed by difficulties in finding enough applicants and a shrinking number of staff to teach them. A new analysis seen by the Observer reveals the sheer scale of the proposed increase in NHS… Continue reading Landmark NHS recruitment plan in danger from applicant shortfall | NHS
Sunak’s ‘intransigence’ on pay will lead to more NHS strikes, warns top doctor | NHS
Rishi Sunak’s “increasingly intransigent” and “belligerent” stance on medics’ pay is blocking the path to ending the industrial action in the NHS, leaving no option but to strike until the next general election, one of Britain’s top doctors has warned. Speaking to the Guardian on Friday after junior doctors launched a fifth round of industrial… Continue reading Sunak’s ‘intransigence’ on pay will lead to more NHS strikes, warns top doctor | NHS