Streeting says ‘hell of a lot’ still to do after PM says NHS has met its two million extra appointments pledge – UK politics live
Health secretary said he is not doing ‘victory laps’ as Labour says it has met its manifesto promise earlyWhile health secretary Wes Streeting has been doing the media round boasting about making progress on the NHS in England, my colleague Denis Campbell has this report stating that NHS patients in England are affected by dysfunctional admin. He writes:Patients routinely have to chase up test results, receive appointment letters after their appointments and do not know when their treatment will occur because the NHS is so “dysfunctional”.I want to say two things really. The first is that we have delivered that first step. We promise to deliver two million more appointments a year to cut NHS waiting lists [in England], and we’ve done it seven months early.So for all those people out there watching, and there will be many, who think that politicians talk a lot and do very little, and that politicians don’t stick to our promises, I hope this starts to rebuild your shattered confidence that we are sticking to our promises. So that’s the first point. Continue reading...
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Health secretary said he is not doing ‘victory laps’ as Labour says it has met its manifesto promise early
While health secretary Wes Streeting has been doing the media round boasting about making progress on the NHS in England, my colleague Denis Campbell has this report stating that NHS patients in England are affected by dysfunctional admin. He writes:
Patients routinely have to chase up test results, receive appointment letters after their appointments and do not know when their treatment will occur because the NHS is so “dysfunctional”.
I want to say two things really. The first is that we have delivered that first step. We promise to deliver two million more appointments a year to cut NHS waiting lists [in England], and we’ve done it seven months early.
So for all those people out there watching, and there will be many, who think that politicians talk a lot and do very little, and that politicians don’t stick to our promises, I hope this starts to rebuild your shattered confidence that we are sticking to our promises. So that’s the first point. Continue reading...
