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NHS long term plan

June 25, 2019

Collaboration not competition key to tackling healthcare challenges, says Committee

Collaboration, rather than competition, is a better way for the NHS and the wider health and care system to respond to today's challenges, says the Health and Social Care Committee in its report on the NHS Long-Term Plan: legislative proposals.
May 3, 2019

NHS cancer services plunged into worst winter on record, new BMA report warns

The BMA says the NHS needs 10,000 extra beds and funding brought up to levels enjoyed by other leading Western European countries: a target that will not be reached under the Government’s recently announced Long Term Plan for the NHS.
May 1, 2019

RCN chief tells Select Committee nurse staffing crisis in England requires legislation

The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said legislation is needed to address the shortage of nursing staff in England and ensure patient safety.
February 25, 2019

UK young people let down on long-term illness, international report finds

Young people in the UK are more likely to have a poor quality of life from long-term conditions compared to counterparts in other high-income countries.
January 22, 2019

BMA Chair say NHS is in 'increasingly precarious state'

The BMA says it is deeply worrying that the NAO has found the NHS is not in a financially sustainable position.
January 8, 2019

The NHS Long Term Plan: first do no harm

“As well as addressing today’s challenges, the NHS Long Term Plan sets the NHS up to seize the opportunities of the future”, claimed Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary.
January 8, 2019

Local Government Association responds to NHS Long Term Plan

The Local Government Association says it is essential that Government plugs a £3.6 billion funding gap facing adult social care and reverses the £600 million in reductions to councils’ public health grants.