Seven ways whose government plan could change the NHS

Sir Keir Starmer has set up its 10 -year plan to reform the NHS in England, based on a passage from hospitals to neighborhood health centers, a new emphasis on prevention and better use of technology.

He said the 162 -page government plan could be the last chance to put the “on foot” health service.

Here is what the plan could mean in practice.

The government promises to create around 50 new neighborhood health centers at the end of this Parliament and up to 300 by 2035.

The idea is to move work in overcrowded hospitals and in local centers made up of a mixture of general practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, mental health specialists and other doctors.

After an operation, for example, you could be sent to a local health center for an exam rather than returning to the hospital for an external meeting.

The new centers should possibly be opened 12 hours a day, six days a week, the government said.

This is not a new idea. We have been talking for years as a means of relieving pressure on the NHS and cutting the waiting lists.

There are still questions about the financing of the new network, where the staff will come from and how long it will take to deploy.

The plans include what the government calls an “ambitious moonshot”, aimed at “putting an end to the obesity epidemic”.

There will be “NHS digital points” for people who improve their diet or reach exercise objectives.

It is modeled on a Singapore program where citizens who walk more, buy healthier foods or go to health projections can earn points to exchange for electronic conservatives in supermarkets and restaurants.

The statesman of athletics, Sir Brendan Foster, will launch a campaign to make millions of people work or run regularly.

Access to NHS weight loss services and treatments, including drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, will be extended.

But the legislation planned to prohibit certain promotions of supermarkets of unhealthy food, including the offers of Buy-One-Obte-One, could be abandoned in favor of “smarter regulations, focused on results”.

Expect to see new compulsory warning labels on cans and alcohol bottles before the next elections.

The government says it worked in countries like South Korea to “help consumers make more informed and healthier choices”.

There will also be a consultation on changes in rules to allow drinks with very low alcohols, up to 0.5% ABV, to be sold as “alcohol -free”.

At the same time, he “explores options” to prohibit the sale of zero alcohol products to children.

This did not impress the Institute of Studies of Alcohol which describes the plan as “frankly embarrassing”.

He requires a minimum price for alcohol to be imposed in England, as is already the case in Scotland and in Wales.

There is a new push to increase access to dental care, a subject still near the public summit concerning the NHS.

Dental therapists, which tend to carry out some of the simplest work of dentists, will be invited to carry out more controls, treatments and references.

And newly qualified dentists could soon have to work in the health service for three years before being able to move to private practice.

This has angry the British Dental Association which said that the “overwhelming majority” of young dentists did it anyway, and that the policy “will not stop a single experienced dentist who comes out of the NHS in despair”.

In the longer term, the government promises that the NHS dentists’ contract, blamed for an acute shortage of personnel in many areas, will be reformed.

It is promised to develop a supplement of 120 million pounds sterling over five years to develop dedicated mental health departments.

In total, 85 will be installed across England, offering access without appointments or aid to the persons provided by the ambulance or the police.

People with light or moderate needs can access online virtual therapists.

There is a promise to finance more mental health support in schools and recruit 8,500 other mental health agents in the next decade.

The plan was greeted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, although he warned that he occurred after years of underinvestment.

Bigger use will be provided to the NHS application to reserve appointments, order prescriptions and return patients to local charitable organizations and companies that can offer health support.

Starmer said it would be like having a “doctor in your pocket to provide advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week”.

Your complete health file should be available on the application, as well as the “Red Book”, which contains data on the health of a child, including the vaccines given to them.

This should point out that doctors can quickly look for the history of an online patient rather than starting zero with a new consultation, or request that files be sent to them by email.

People who may not have access to the application or a smartphone, such as the elderly, could be excluded.

The 10 -year plan is downright focused on NHS and public health and does not directly deal with the future of the social care sector.

The health workers’ charitable organization called this “deeply concerning” and opposition deputies have warned: “You cannot repair the NHS without repairing social care.”

The government has asked the Baroness Louise Casey to chair an independent commission on the reform of social care for adults, but that will not start to present itself before 2026.

Explaining in the municipalities this afternoon, the secretary of health, Wes Streting, said that the government had engaged in additional funding of 4 billion pounds sterling in social care in the expenditure exam and would quickly explain how it would provide an equitable remuneration agreement for the care of care.