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Strikes cost NHS ‘a billion pounds’, says Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation
We spoke to the Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation Matthew Taylor.
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NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million
In January, Rishi Sunak pledged to cut the NHS care backlog in England – promising ‘lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly’.
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‘Accountability of NHS managers needs to be examined after Letby’, says senior midwife
The senior midwife Donna Ockenden has told this programme that accountability of NHS managers needs to be examined, following the Lucy Letby scandal. There have been calls for more regulation following Letby’s sentencing last week, after a number of consultants raised concerns to senior management which they say were ignored. Ms Ockenden is currently leading…
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RAAC concrete in NHS to be ‘eliminated’ by 2035, says NHS Providers chief executive
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. But the problem of RAAC concrete goes wider than school buildings – it features across the NHS estate as well. Krishnan spoke to Sir Julian Hartley, who’s the Chief Executive of NHS Providers and asked him about the…
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Junior doctors and consultants in England to strike together for first time in NHS history
For the first time in NHS history, junior doctors and consultants in England are to go on strike at the same time. The move, confirmed this afternoon by the BMA, is a major escalation in their long-running dispute with the government over pay.
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Questions about NHS role in Letby murders not answered, says solicitor representing victim families
We spoke to solicitor Tamlin Bolton, who’s been representing parents of several of Letby’s victims.
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Lucy Letby: NHS Trust management in charge should face criminal charges, says former MP
Earlier we spoke to Antoinette Sandbach, the former MP for Eddisbury, who in 2009, well before Lucy Letby worked there, herself suffered the loss of a baby at the Countess of Chester hospital.
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NHS ‘ignored whistleblower concerns’ in 2009, says former RCN boss
We spoke to Dr Peter Carter, who’s a former General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing.
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‘We have to get better at spotting these events’, says NHS investigation Chair
We spoke to Dr Bill Kirkup, who has led a number of independent reviews into NHS failings, and began by asking for his reaction to the ordering of an inquiry.
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Wider inquiry into ‘culture of cover up’ in NHS needed, says patient rights campaigner
We spoke to Paul Whiteing, Chief Executive of the patient group ‘Action against Medical Accidents’ and Lottie King who runs the charity Leo’s, which supports families with children in neonatal care.
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‘NHS needs to consider its response to heinous crimes’: Labour MP on Lucy Letby murders
We spoke to the City of Chester MP, Samantha Dixon.
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NHS dropping cancer waiting time targets is ‘admission of failure’, says professor
We spoke to two cancer specialists, Professor Karol Sikora and Professor David Sebag-Montefiore.
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NHS in England drops cancer waiting time targets
The NHS in England is dropping six of its cancer waiting time targets – claiming the move will benefit patients.
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Impact of junior doctor’s strike ‘particularly significant’, says NHS confederation director for acute care trusts
We spoke to Rory Deighton, the director for acute care trusts at the NHS Confederation, which represents health service employers.
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NHS impacted by ‘housing system in absolute meltdown’, says boss of housing charity Shelter
We spoke to the chief executive of Shelter, Polly Neate and asked her about the situation of the housing system in the UK.
