The Daily Mail has analysed official figures, external which it says show that salaries for NHS managers in England have soared by more than a £1bn. The paper says the "spiralling bill" reached £2.8bn last year, while "hospitals and ambulances routinely fail to meet performance targets". But the NHS Confederation tells the paper the health service is not "over-managed", but rather "under-managed" compared with its foreign counterparts. "Labour blocks grooming gang probe" is the headline in the Daily Telegraph,, external which leads with the news that the government declined to hold an inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham. The Sun leads with its report that Urfan Sharif - who murdered his 10-year-old daughter Sara - has been attacked, external at Belmarsh Prison.

Source: The Times January 03, 2025 13:30 UTC