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NHS England Chair to step down next year

The chair of NHS England Richard Meddings has notified the Secretary of State that he will stand down from his role at the end of March. Richard will have been in post for three years when he steps down in March 2025. Reportedly, the Government preferred a new chair to lead their plans for NHS reform, which will centre on…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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Government launches ‘national conversation’ to shape their plans for NHS reform

The Government have launched a 'national conversation' to shape the future of the NHS, aimed at the public, experts and those working in the health service. The Government's ten-year plan to fix the NHS will likely be released in the middle of next year and the response to this consultation will heavily dictate its objectives. The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting,…
Ben Kemp
October 22, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 10 – 16 October

Towards an FP10 Fit to Tackle Global Challenges: The UK’s position on the Successor to the World’s Largest R&D Programme DSIT Secretary, Peter Kyle MP, stated that the Government wants to strengthen ties with their European neighbours and explore areas where they can boost shared prosperity and security through mutually beneficial agreements. This includes ensuring that UK scientists, innovators, businesses,…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2024
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The Darzi Review debated in the Commons

Last week, the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting MP, laid out the findings of Lord Darzi's review into the performance of the NHS in Parliament. This is the first opportunity that MPs have had to debate the issue in the Commons. Many members understandably raised their concerns about the state of general practice, notably the lack of GPs and therefore appointments…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2024
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New Regulation Innovation Office established by government

The new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), hosted within DSIT, has been established by the Government. The RIO will aim to reduce the burden for businesses hoping to bring new products and services to the market in some of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors through the implementation of innovations. To do so, it will support regulators to update regulation, speeding up approvals,…
Ben Kemp
October 15, 2024
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Media Monitoring: 3 – 9 October

Billions to be gained from prevention investment, says NHS A new NHS report has indicated that successful pivots in prevention spend could benefit the UK by up to £22bn per year. The report comes from the NHS Confederation in collaboration with Carnall Farrar and analyses how better targeting existing prevention spending could result in major returns. The research has a…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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Conservative Party Conference Round-Up

The mood could hardly be lower in the Conservative Party following their historic defeat in the summer. Therefore much of conference was devoted to introspection and, most importantly, who will succeed Rishi Sunak as leader. We have to wait until 2nd November to find out. As the Tory Party spent the days re-licking its wounds, topics such as immigration tended…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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NHS England to take on responsibility for sharing patient records for research

The Government has announced new plans to simplify the use of patient records for research by transferring some responsibilities from GPs. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting stated that NHS England will assume responsibility for data sharing where patients have consented to its use in research studies. Speaking at the RCGP’s annual conference in Liverpool, Mr. Streeting highlighted that…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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Newborns to be screened for hundreds of rare genetic conditions in new NHS study

Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 newborns in England. The Generation Study, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England, will see newborn babies offered whole genome sequencing using blood samples which are usually taken…
Ben Kemp
October 7, 2024
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