An NHS shakeup could be revolutionary – but only if staffing levels are boosted too | Jeremy Hunt

An NHS shakeup could be revolutionary – but only if staffing levels are boosted too | Jeremy Hunt If this is to be a ‘1948 moment’, ministers and health leaders must ensure it is not just a reshuffling of the deckchairs

The three biggest challenges facing the NHS are workforce shortages, a struggling social care system and persistent issues with safety and quality, the latter highlighted by the worrying Ockenden review into baby deaths in Shrewsbury and Telford. The shake-up announced by the health secretary, Matt Hancock, does not completely solve any of these issues. Some people are asking, reasonably enough, if it is therefore the right time for such an upheaval, not least with NHS staff exhausted by a pandemic that has lasted far longer than anyone expected. The Guardian