4 h. ago Patients are kept away and seen as an 'inconvenience', says NHS boss

The new chief executive has warned the NHS could lose the population if it does not reconnect with the public

Science

7 h. ago NHS keeps public away and patients are seen as 'inconvenience', health service's new boss says

Sir Jim Mackey, who was made chief executive of NHS England on March 31, has publicly criticised the health service for often being 'deaf' to criticism and retaining 'fossilised' methods of working.

Science

18 h. ago NHS keeps patients away because they are an inconvenience, new boss admits ahead of shake

Failing to listen to public frustrations could mean the end of a national health service, warns Sir Jim Mackey, as Labour prepares to unveil its 10-year plan for the NHS next week

Science

18 h. ago NHS keeps public away as patients seen as ‘inconvenience’, new boss says

Sir Jim Mackey’s statement comes as he prepares to implement a 10-year health plan to be published by the Government next week.

Science

2 w. ago Race row as top UK health boss says mum got 'Black service, not an NHS service'

Lord Victor Adebowale said in a speech to other NHS leaders he believes his ex-nurse mum faced NHS discrimination and worse care because of the colour of her skin

Sport

2 w. ago NHS chief praises funding settlement from Chancellor's spending review

New NHS England boss Sir Jim Mackey insists the NHS has done "really well" in the spending review - despite a lower rate of increase than under the Tories in 2023

Economics