What have we learnt in the government’s first 100 days?

What have we learnt in the government’s first 100 days? After 100 days in office, the outline of the government’s health policy is now clear. The main focus is on reinstating financial discipline through controlling the costs of agency staff and management consultants, and a request to providers to redouble efforts to bring spending back into line with budgets.

For the public, the government has emphasised its commitment to seven-day working and to continue work to improve the quality of care and patient safety begun before the election. For NHS insiders, there is particular interest in the devolution of public services in Manchester and other areas, Jeremy Hunt’s ambition to reduce reliance on targets and encourage self-directed improvement, and the drive to publish more data on performance to increase ‘intelligent transparency’ in the NHS. The King's Fund