Weekend appointment plan will deliver ‘serious reduction’ in NHS waiting lists – Labour
Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting are stepping up pressure on Rishi Sunak over his pledge to cut waiting lists.
Sir Keir Starmer and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting are stepping up pressure on Rishi Sunak over his pledge to cut waiting lists.
This is being described as the best election broadcast for Labour ever conceived.
Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid inquiry.
Waiting lists currently stand at a record 7.75 million.
'Nye' will chart the life of the founder of NHS, who is often referred to as the politician who’s had the greatest influence on the UK without ever being Prime Minister.
"Promise made, promise delivered", the levelling-up secretary said.
If your hypothesis was that the government was seeking to destroy the NHS, “all the data are consistent with that hypothesis.”
In December last year, Frank Hester wrote: “We are here for our NHS. We are here to help, not drive profits for shareholders."
The NHS will see four days of industrial action this week, with thousands of appointments cancelled.
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