The abolition of NHS England wasn’t necessarily ‘bad policy’ - it had been circulating for years and, under Simon Stevens, it has become a real and rival power base to DHSC - but its justification “world’s biggest quango” failed to understand the inherent skills the NHS *needs*
NHS England still exists, some 20 months after Starmer announced - to much fanfare - its abolition for the same reason so much of government fails: for ministers it's all about eye-catching 'announcables' without any attention given to delivery. Starmer went out of his way to pose as the sensible adult in the room but didn't bother to do any serious implementation planning around how to pay for/achieve the redundancies and all the rest. This is the result
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NEW: Govt has outlined new structure after NHS England is abolished.
Most NHSE national staff will move to an "NHS group" in the Dept of Health.
Regional staff will go into a new special health authority - which ministers insist will be temporary
hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulat…
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🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa and Fulham have been heavily criticised this season.
My opinion is the exact opposite of the common consensus.
I believe that he has the potential to be the next ELITE coach in the sport.
Below, in an in-depth tactical thread, I break down why…
THREAD! 👇
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I’m so proud Ashley has accepted this role. She’ll be a continued inspiration to me and everyone tasked with making the National Cancer Plan a success. Welcome - back - aboard @AshleyDalton_MP 💙🤍
I'm delighted to have been appointed as the Advisor for the National Cancer Plan!
I'll be highlighting where delivery is off track and further intervention may be needed and assessing whether the Plan is delivering improvements in quality of life and patient experience.
ALT Ashley Dalton and Yvette Cooper at The Royal Marsden Hospital.
ALT Ashley Dalton and Yvette Cooper at The Royal Marsden Hospital.
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I'm delighted to have been appointed as the Advisor for the National Cancer Plan!
I'll be highlighting where delivery is off track and further intervention may be needed and assessing whether the Plan is delivering improvements in quality of life and patient experience.
ALT Ashley Dalton and Yvette Cooper at The Royal Marsden Hospital.
ALT Ashley Dalton and Yvette Cooper at The Royal Marsden Hospital.
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Oscar Bobb's second-half strike leaves @FulhamFC in 12th spot after back-to-back wins 👊
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That is SUPERB. 👌
Oscar stands up his man, shifts inside and drills a left-footed effort home. GET IN!
Given how macho Reform’s media - and indeed, political - strategy has been to date (‘we’re leading in the polls..), it’ll be fascinating to see how they deal with this downturn:
Not quite panic stations, but Arbeloa has got to turn this around. All the summer signings are his and 0 from 6 - against some teams #ffc really should beat - is dire
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And pretty easy to identify who Cooper is talking about..
💥Yvette Cooper blasts three men - a senior health journalist, former Matt Hancock spad and a senior dr - who described her first interview as Health Secretary as 'underwhelming' and 'very narrow in focus'
What did she talk about? Improving maternity care.
'That's what we've been up against for decades', she tells the Labour Party conference (to huge applause)
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Who is writing Polanski’s statements?
Glaring strategic errors in his reply to @andyburnham’s speech: 1. “Talks like he gets it” validates Burnham’s authenticity. 2. “Break from 40 years” is *exactly* the PM’s pitch. 3. PM pledged electoral reform; Greens completely ignored it:
Health Secretary @YvetteCooperMP welcomes delegates to a boiling hot Health reception: “Let’s return the #NHS to its founding principles of 1946” #Lab26
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Excellent Health + Care Forum panel w/ @swoolnough, @zubirahmed, @Roche, @sarahsweeney, @Voa1234 and @NVTweeting #Lab26
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The @HealthFdn fringe ‘What are the public’s priorities for the #NHS and social care” @JenniferTHF, @Ipsos_in_the_UK, @DrAnnaDixon and @stephenkb #Lab26
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‘OxCam - the UK’s innovation superpower’ #Lab26 w/ @_CallumAnderson, @racheljanetwolf, @Airbus, @CambAhead and @OxfordSciEnt
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Kicking off #Lab26 with @InstituteGC’s fringe on ‘Has the #NHS outgrown the GP?’ w/ @DianaJohnsonMP, @ModalityGP and Dr Niti Pall
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