Ministers should be wary of declaring war on the NHS

Ministers should be wary of declaring war on the NHS Words count – they can motivate or demotivate thousands of public servants and often signal the direction of policy. So the prime minister’s claim that some public bodies have a ‘post-COVID mañana culture’ will baffle hard-pressed NHS workers. The emerging narrative from government briefings – that the health service needs radical reform – will worry them even more. The Health Foundation