Alastair McLellan
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No 10 announces £340m for rough sleeping, "funded from within uncommitted MHCLG budgets"
It is a strange obsession - see health policy!
Senior doctors in England who are members of the BMA have voted for industrial action over pay. 76 per cent of consultants voting were in favour on a 52 per cent turnout. Specialist (SAS) doctors were in favour but didn’t hit the 50 per cent turnout threshold.
And just to reiterate why it might be a mistake to kick Palantir out of the NHS… According to the NHS itself, Palantir’s software has helped deliver: ⬆️ more than 111,000 additional operations. ⬇️ a 15% reduction in discharge delays for long stay patients. ⬆️ a 6.8% increase in patients finding out whether they have cancer in 28 days. ✅ a green delivery rating - one of 30 out of 213 major government programmes. 💷 forecast benefits of £5 back for every £ spent.
A year ago, we launched our 10 Year Health Plan to make the NHS fit for the future. Now, it's becoming a reality with changes which are transforming the health service and making a real difference to patients. Here's what we've done so far ⬇️
✅ Resident doctors have voted to accept our offer. This will improve their pay, career progression and working conditions, and finally ends the long and damaging strike action.
