Failing NHS trusts to be named and shamed and cancelled pay rises for managers among health reforms
Tuesday, 12 November 2024 NHS league tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don't turn things around are to form part of the government's plans to improve the health service.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting gives reassurance over the state of the National Health Service during a speech at the NHS Providers annual conference in Liverpool. He says, “the NHS is broken but not beaten. Every day there are outstanding episodes of care being delivered by dedicated people...
Sir Keir Starmer says he does not want to see industrial action over public sector pay, saying “I don’t think anybody wants to see strikes”. The prime minister is keen to talk about the different approach between his government and the last Conservative administration saying, “we’ve got our doctors and nurses on the frontline providing care, rather than on the picket line”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health minister Stephen Kinnock says the government “will consider very carefully” recommendations made by the Pay Review Body for NHS workers, but any deal must be based on the “very tight fiscal position”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn