Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay will address the NHS workforce at the NHS Providers’ annual conference.
- He is expected to set out his key priorities including a focus on what matters most to patients
- Focus will be on delivering for patients and making it as easy as possible for NHS and social care frontline staff to do their jobs
The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay will today set out his plans to steer the health and care system through the upcoming winter and signal changes that will make the NHS better prepared for future “storms to come.”
Addressing the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool, Steve Barclay will say he will focus “on the areas that matter most to the patient experience” and measures which make it “as easy as possible” for frontline NHS and care workers to do their jobs.
In his first speech since returning to the role, Mr Barclay will outline his five key priorities for the months ahead:
- Supporting the workforce including through more staff for NHS 111 and 999
- Focusing on recovery plans across electives, urgent and emergency care
- Tackling the issue of delayed hospital discharge
- Improving access to primary care
- Ensuring a stronger future for health including maintaining momentum on the New Hospital Programme and investing in technology to improve patient outcomes
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Author: HM Government
Date published: 16/11/2022