Hard work should pay Unlock quality journalism that champions free enterprise Enjoy four months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. | | Michael Searles Deputy Health Editor | NHS league tables have been published for the first time today. They reveal that 80 per cent of acute hospital trusts, which run services such as A&E, are failing in some capacity.
Wes Streeting told The Telegraph that the purpose of the new public rankings was to be “honest and transparent about the state of the NHS”.
After Sir Keir Starmer reset his premiership last week with a reshuffle, he has once again turned to his trusted Health Secretary, who survived the sweeping changes, to try to get onto the front foot.
The NHS rankings shine a light on the postcode lottery patients around England face, and suggest issues at scandal-hit trusts may run deeper. They also reveal the scale of financial mismanagement, with seemingly dozens running deficits.
However, not everyone supports the idea, which is the latest rehash of a scheme first used by the Tony Blair government. Some health leaders have raised concerns about the “unintended consequences” of the initiative such as hospitals only focusing on improving their league position.
The Telegraph has published the full rankings of all the trusts so you can see how your hospital compares.
Read the full story here and see how your hospital ranks ➤ Plus, further down the newsletter, see today’s Telegraph Toolbox and find out how healthy you are compared with other people your age. | | Marine Le Pen has called for the French president to dissolve parliament | Emmanuel Macron is fighting to save himself after France’s government was plunged into a crisis last night.
The National Assembly voted to collapse the government, ousting François Bayrou as prime minister by 364 votes to 194 in a confidence motion.
But Mr Macron has decided to dig in, refusing to call a snap election to solve the disaster with France at a crossroads.
A new prime minister will be appointed “in the next few days”, the Elysée Palace has said, with Mr Bayrou expected to hand in his resignation today. This leaves Mr Macron scrambling to find the seventh prime minister of his presidency.
The move to appoint a replacement suggests the French president will ignore growing calls to dissolve parliament and resign, and instead try to appoint a consensus figure to pass a budget in the deeply divided national assembly.
However, there are doubts over whether any new figure will be able to pull together a working coalition.
The Socialists, who only command 66 seats in parliament, have offered to run the government while Marine Le Pen, whose National Rally is the biggest single opposition party, urged Mr Macron to call fresh snap legislative elections to break the political deadlock. In a final bid to save his premiership, Mr Bayrou warned that France could become like the UK if MPs tax the rich to solve its debt crisis. But Matthew Lynn argues that France is, in fact, offering a terrifying glimpse into Britain’s future.
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Recently, The Telegraph’s “Marriage Diaries” column tackled one of the great conundrums of modern grandparenting. “My husband says I’m more interested in our grandchildren than I am in making the most of our ‘golden years’,” ran the headline.
A thorny subject indeed. The average British grandparent today is far more likely to want to sail round the world, or spend time retraining as a Zumba instructor, than they would have been 50 years ago. On the other hand, parents being clobbered by childcare fees – not that I have any skin in this game – are looking for all the help they can get (as well as wanting to see a loving bond form between their own parents and their children, of course).
The situation was certainly familiar to many readers. Malcolm Smith explained: “I worked very hard in my business for 50 years, and my wife and I are now 75, having been retired for six years. We have built up a nice fund, and I am keen on using this to travel and do things while we can. My wife, however, is quite reluctant and wants to devote most of her time to our grandchildren. What to do?”
Nicholas Young responded: “My wife and I faced a similar dilemma. Our solution was to travel abroad as usual, but, instead of an expensive Caribbean holiday for two, we took our children and grandchildren with us to Greece for much the same price. The joy of seeing children experience the pleasures of splashing about in the water was rejuvenating, and it is a compromise that we will be repeating in future years.”
Victoria Timperley had an alternative suggestion: “My advice to Malcolm Smith is to travel alone.”
Grandparents: what balance do you strike? Let me know here, or head to our Your Say page, exclusively on The Telegraph app. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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The solution to yesterday’s clue was GENEALOGY. Come back tomorrow for the answer to today’s puzzle. | | Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
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