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NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?

For a health service long defined by waiting lists, staff shortages and steady erosion of public confidence, the latest figures offer something unfamiliar: a sense that the mood is shifting. A new survey by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust records a six-point increase in satisfaction, and the sharpest fall…

The Conversation

NHS satisfaction rises for the first time since the pandemic but ‘still a long way to go’

The latest survey found public satisfaction with the UK’s health service rose by five percentage points to 26%

The Independent UK

NHS trusts facing difficult decisions amid ‘perilous’ financial situation

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NHS financial crisis deepens as trusts report £780 million deficit

The situation is forcing health leaders to make ‘increasingly difficult choices’

The Independent UK

The generation ‘at risk of being left behind’ amid mental health and obesity crisis

They are ‘struggling’ to access support as funding hasn’t kept up with demand

The Independent UK

New study lays bare the growing crisis NHS faces

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The Independent UK

NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be filled by managers’

Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report

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How does your hospital rank in new NHS league tables?

West Streeting said the rankings will end the ‘postcode lottery’ of care, but experts warn hospital performance is ‘not as simple as good or bad’

The Independent UK

NHS ‘reliant’ on private firms and charities for mental health care – think tank

Analysis by the King’s Fund shows ‘a significant increase in the share of NHS mental health inpatient care being outsourced to independent providers’.

The Independent UK

This is why we’ve stopped living longer

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up with us, and whether we’ve finally hit our age ceiling when it…

The Independent UK

Experts express concern for future of Health Survey for England

Study is not being stood down but will no longer be run by NHS England, government says

The Guardian - UK

England can learn from Scotland's population health plan, think tank says

England can learn from Scotland’s population health framework which will “drive action and change” over the next decade, a think tank has said…

The National (Scotland)

Major new NHS plan vows to end ‘8am scramble’ for GP appointment

Radical plans to improve community healthcare include training more GPs

The Independent UK

New NHS plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ health service – Keir Starmer

New neighbourhood health services will be rolled out across the country to bring tests, post-op care, nursing and mental health teams closer to homes.

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Evening Standard

No guarantee waiting lists will fall to hit targets, health leaders say

The NHs will see a large proportion of the extra cash swallowed by pay rises for staff and existing commitments, experts say.

The Independent UK

Warning NHS making same mistakes that led to Mid Staffs scandal as bosses ‘consider cutting hospital beds’

Community services for children and mental health support for cancer patients axed amid savings drive

The Independent UK

Expand volunteer programme to bolster NHS workforce, charity says

Around 107,000 NHS secondary care roles in England are vacant.

The Guardian - UK

Patient satisfaction with NHS has hit record low of 21%, survey finds

Dissatisfaction also at record 59% in Great Britain, with A&E, GPs and dentists causing the most discontent

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The Independent UK

Major poll reveals ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with NHS

The poll found people still believe in the founding principles of the NHS and the majority believe it needs more money and staff.

The Independent UK

Government ‘must rethink NHS waiting times targets to move care closer to home’

The King’s Fund charity has called for a shift in how cash is spent to drive care into the community.

The Guardian - UK

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

Evening Standard

Adult social care facing ‘doom loop’ amid increased costs – report

Analysis of data over almost a decade suggested fewer adults are getting help from councils in England despite a rise in requests.

The Guardian - UK

Most NHS users in England affected by dysfunctional admin, report finds

About 64% of people had difficulties with health service last year relating to communication about care

Evening Standard

NHS admin issues putting patients off seeking care, research finds

A survey found 20% of 1,622 patients questioned received a letter for an appointment after it was supposed to take place.

The Independent UK

NHS could ‘go the way of Woolies’ and collapse without reform, Streeting warns

More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash waiting lists.

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