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Prioritise safety not A&E target, NHS leaders told

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told NHS leaders to ‘put patients ahead of targets’.

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NHS ordered to focus on patient safety as hospitals deal with record demand

NHS bosses have been ordered to prioritise emergency treatment for the sickest patients this winter rather than worry about targets.Health Secretary W

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Health Secretary urges trusts to improve ambulance response times, focus on reducing long waits in casualty and stop prioritising easy cases

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NHS leaders have been ordered to “prioritise patient safety” ahead of a key A&E target as hospital beds in England near full capacity.

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Wes Streeting has ordered NHS leaders in England to reduce the longest A&E waits as “skyrocketing” flu cases pile the pressure on the health service.The Health Secretary appealed to trust leaders in an emergency meeting with NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard on Monday morning to discuss how hospitals around the country should cope with growing pressures on urgent and emergency care services.Streeting told hospital bosses he does not w…

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Put patients above targets to fix A&E winter crisis, Wes Streeting tells NHS

NHS leaders have been ordered to “prioritise patient safety” ahead of a key A&E target as hospital beds in England near full capacity. Hospital bosses have been told to focus on patients with the greatest need above trying to meet key targets in emergency departments. Government officials said there was a “critical” situation in emergency care as health leaders came together to discuss how to cope with the surge of demand over winter. 
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As the health service faces a winter crisis, the minister has told bosses to prioritise those in the greatest need, even if it makes overall waiting times longer

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Treat the sickest and forget targets, Wes Streeting tells NHS

A collaboration between Strasys and NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has achieved the distinction of being shortlisted for the “Best Consultancy Partnership with the NHS” at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards 2025 with its entry “A modern, motivated workforce to shape a sustainable and thriving healthcare system.” University Hospitals of Liverpool Group […] Read this story Strasys and University Hospitals of Liverpool…

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NHS leaders have been ordered to “prioritise patient safety” ahead of a key A&E target as hospital beds in England near full capacity. Hospital bosses have been told to focus on patients with the greatest need above trying to meet key targets in emergency departments. Government officials said there was a “critical” situation in emergency care as health leaders came together to discuss how to cope with the surge of demand over winter. There is a…

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