Alastair McLellan
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I am the editor of HSJ, the No1 source of news on the NHS, and have reported on UK health policy for over 20 years. Subscribe for our unmatched coverage.
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If this goes ahead, the government can (probably) wave goodbye to hitting this year's hospital waits recovery target. The stakes could not be higher.
Resident doctors to strike for five days
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Almost exactly a year ago I wrote that the government might regret its hasty deal with resident doctors, pointing out they had gained little in their eagerness to end 'the Tory Jnr Dr strikes'. Now they are back where they started
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If you're a young Labour supporter you blame the lack of funding for NHS's woes. If you're an older Tory/Reform voter you blame managers. @YouGov.
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'A profond disappointment'. Listen to @Davewwest and I discuss the government's 10 Year Health Plan
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RT @Robfox63: @HSJEditor 168 pages to absorb but the first big issue is. ‘While, by 2035, there will be fewer staff than projected in the 2….
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. and now for today's REALLY BIG news. Use it or lose it.
To mark the 10-Year Health Plan's publication and the launch of HSJ’s AI search assistant ‘Ask HSJ’ we're offering FREE ACCESS to until 12pm on Friday. Register for free to access Ask HSJ:
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Lots of good things in the 10 Year Health Plan - but at heart it's really 'a plan for a plan.'.
Exclusive: 10-Year Plan published without delivery chapter
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Oh dear, a photocopier is not a good look for a digital NHS.
Exciting. But what happened to the shift from analogue to digital? 😀.
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RT @HMAnderson39: Despite the rhetoric about ending deficits coming from Wes Streeting, NHS England leaders have warned large numbers of lo….
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This is a VERY big deal - and is both welcome and long overdue. The pharma industry will not be happy tho. Also contain news of a 'Single National Formulary (list of approved drugs).
Exclusive: NICE to remove approval from scores of drugs for first time
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Was in the draft I saw from last weekend - so axed very late in the process. Will be interesting to see what else has gone (and been added).
Lack of progress on public health is so often more to do with the structure of Whitehall (and DHSC being outnumbered by other depts) than ministers being concerned about nanny state accusations. Progress needs a strong No10 (or maybe free-voting measures like these)
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BREAKING: The NHS's first (confirmed) death caused by a cyber attack
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NEW: Latest revelation from the draft version of the government's 10 Year Health Plan which @HSJnews has obtained: Patients due to be given the power to decide if hospitals should be paid in full for the treatment they have received!
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RT @HSJEditor: BREAKING: I have obtained a full draft copy of the Government's 10 Year Health Plan which is due to be published next week.….
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BREAKING: I have obtained a full draft copy of the Government's 10 Year Health Plan which is due to be published next week. Read my analysis here:
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Attention health journalists: A rare chance to join our growing team of expert correspondents
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Listen to @NHSConfed CEO Matthew Taylor and I discuss how @wesstreeting should deal with a resident doctor's stike (and much more) on this week's @HSJnews Health Check podcast
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