Wes Streeting has a chainsaw but no vision for the NHS

Wes Streeting has a chainsaw but no vision for the NHS

What is Wes Streeting really up to with his NHS reforms? It’s a reasonable question at this stage, given we are still waiting for a 10-year NHS plan that is due “in the spring”. But the Health Secretary has merrily been announcing the abolition of a quango here, 100,000 job cuts there, and a review of waiting lists to boot. The latter is aimed at immediately cutting 300,000 patients who don’t actually need treatment from the 7.4-million-long lis…

Health Secretary Visits James Wigg Practice to See Neighbourhood Working in Action - North Central London Integrated Care System

The Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, visited the James Wigg Practice in Kentish Town this week to see how integrated neighbourhood working is transforming care across North Central London. He was welcomed by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jo Sauvage, and met with the East Camden neighbourhood team, who are delivering joined-up care by bringing together primary care, social care, community health and housing …

Cutting Edge Tech Introduced In Social Care

Share Post Share Email Editorial credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com Care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time and help people live independently in their own homes for longer. In a bid to shift adult social care from analogue to digital as part of the Plan for Change, the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a ne…

Free Social Care Training Returns in County Durham to Support New Careers - Durham Magazine

County Durham residents are being offered support to start working in social care. County Durham Care Academy, which is run by Durham County Council, is launching another ‘Pathways to Careers’ programme later this month, to help people develop the skills needed for the sector.  The free course, which is delivered part-time by DurhamLearn, is designed to help learners explore the different opportunities available to them that best match their ski…

Wes Streeting highlights digital leadership in adult social care – HTN Health Tech News

In a speech at Unison’s 2025 National Health Care Conference, Wes Streeting focused on digital leadership in social care, with an aim to train social care leaders to introduce technologies. “We will harness the full potential of technology to transform social care, helping people to live independently in their own homes and improving the quality of care,” Streeting said. “By investing in skills training for care workers, introducing a Fair Pay A…

Social care leaders to be trained to use assistive tech to free up staff time and facilitate independent living - AT Today - Assistive Technology

Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time, and help people live independently in their own homes for longer. In a bid to shift adult social care from analogue to digital as part of the UK Government’s Plan for Change, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes S…