US EditionFirst five NHS trusts to be placed in special recovery programme named
The NHS Intensive Recovery programme targets five trusts with long patient waits, high leadership turnover, and financial issues to provide tailored support and leadership changes.
- On Wednesday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced five NHS trusts will enter a new Intensive Recovery programme beginning in April, targeting organizations with deep-rooted challenges including long waits, leadership instability, and financial problems.
- Streeting stated that 'a cluster of high-performing trusts are masking some chronic under-performance in other parts of the country,' as selected organizations sit at the bottom of NHS league tables with persistent financial imbalances.
- Each trust will receive tailored help including leadership changes, mergers or splits, and funding for estates, with NHS 'veterans' with turnaround experience deployed to drive improvement across underperforming areas.
- East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is among the five named trusts; CEO Tracey Fletcher took unplanned leave in December and was replaced by chief medical officer Dr Des Holden amid bed-blocking concerns.
- While national NHS satisfaction rose to 26% in late 2025, experts warn improvements remain 'fragile' after record lows of 21% in 2024, as Streeting stressed that failure can no longer be tolerated to ensure consistent care quality.
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