Monday 27 June 2016

The NHS has a mountain to climb in its planned programme of change

The NHS has a mountain to climb in its planned programme of change Health service leaders focus on change at the NHS Confederation conference – but as funding growth slows, it will be ‘bloody tough’

There was something akin to desperation in the speeches by health service leaders at last week’s NHS Confederation conference in Manchester.

Wisely, there was little attempt to inspire the troops with misplaced rhetoric. The contributions from the two chief executives – NHS England’s Simon Stevens and NHS Improvement’s Jim Mackey – were business-like and practical. The unspoken title was “this is how we get out of this mess”.

Many of the plans are a long way from ready – a lot of additional work will need to be done Continue reading... The Guardian

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