"Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a chaotic and incoherent approach to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG). The report praises elements of how the health secretary has managed the health service in his first year in office, including improving performance and staff retention in hospitals."
"There have been some positive steps: performance is trending slowly upwards in hospitals, there's been a genuinely large increase in GPs and the rate at which hospital staff are leaving their jobs is the lowest on record outside the pandemic. But that has been undermined by a chaotic and incoherent approach to reforming the service. The announcement of NHS England's abolition was abysmally handled and management cuts in integrated care boards have been a needless distraction."
"Worse than that, nothing the government has done will address the ongoing exodus of GP partners, and it has taken decisions that may actively harm the adult social care sector. The further decay of general practice and social care would be a disastrous legacy for Streeting and the government."
Wes Streeting secured a pay settlement with resident doctors that helped avoid winter strikes and supported improvements in hospital performance and staff retention. GP numbers have risen, and hospital staff attrition is at its lowest level outside the pandemic. Criticisms focus on a chaotic, incoherent reform approach, a poorly handled announcement to abolish NHS England, and disruptive management cuts in integrated care boards. No effective measures have been taken to stop the loss of senior GP partners, and recent decisions risk harming adult social care. These developments have coincided with a turbulent week of political controversy for Streeting.
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