The next government should support staff to improve care and increase investment

Opinion polls seem to agree that a Labour Government led by Keir Starmer will take office on 5 July. If winning a general election is difficult, governing is arguably even harder, especially after 14 years of sluggish economic growth and declining public services. With government debt and taxation already high, the scope for investing more in public services to tackle falling standards is limited.The challenge Starmer will face is how to begin a process of renewal and reform that will likely require two terms in government to deliver the sustained improvements the public expects to see. This was how long it took the last Labour government in which I served as director of the Department of Health’s strategy unit between 2000 and 2004. My experience then offers several pointers for the incoming administration.One positive lesson is that the performance of the NHS improved hugely through the concerted effort of many…
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