WES STREETING TO ANNOUNCE RADICAL REFORMS TO NHS SERVICES

  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to announce radical reforms for the NHS in England, potentially including hospitals taking over GP surgeries and family doctors running hospitals.
  • The 10-year plan, expected to be published in July, aims to shift many hospital services to high streets, but Streeting insists it is not a "top-down reorganisation".
  • Streeting emphasised the need to break down traditional service arrangements, suggesting acute trusts could provide primary care and GPs could manage local hospitals.
  • Streeting acknowledged the "jeopardy" facing the NHS, noting declining public satisfaction and questioning of its funding model, while expressing confidence in turning the situation around.
  • The recent spending review allocated £29 billion to the NHS, which Streeting described as substantial but insufficient without accompanying reforms to address systemic issues.

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Family doctors could run hospitals in NHS shake-up, says Wes Streeting

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2025-06-12T17:15:36Z