NHS waiting lists climb to record high of 7.6 million
The figure is the highest since records began in 2007.
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A part-privatised NHS will only exaccerbate health inequalities
As our education sector shows, when people start paying for things, the system generally tilts in their favour.
Former Tory advisor says ‘full privatisation’ is the only way to fix NHS
"We have to start from scratch, rip the thing up and start again. The NHS is broken on all fronts!"
NHS waiting lists likely to rise despite private sector expansion, minister says
Maria Caulfield said the number of patients in line for treatment is expected climb further in the coming months.
Government turns to private clinics to help tackle NHS waiting lists
The Government said the 13 new facilities – eight of which are private – will ‘ease pressure’ on the health service.
NHS waiting lists in England reach all-time high
New data shows that 7.47 million people were waiting to start routine hospital treatment at the end of May.
NHS at 75 – patients being penalised for living longer, top medic warns
The British Medical Association chair has warned that the health service is ‘shrinking’, despite increasing need for it.
NHS app will refer patients to private hospitals in effort to curb wait times
Rishi Sunak believes offering more choice for patients on hospital performance will increase standards - and likely line his donors' pockets.
Husband and wife NHS workers in Sudan feel they have been ‘left without support’
The family decided to flee when they found out soldiers were using the house next door to Ms Eljak’s family home as an arms depot.