‘Heartbreaking’: Shocking decline in public satisfaction with NHS under Tories
‘The NHS isn’t failing, it’s being failed. What an appalling act of state vandalism’
‘The NHS isn’t failing, it’s being failed. What an appalling act of state vandalism’
“The elephant in the room is who will staff these additional beds? Nursing staff are already spread too thinly over too many patients.”
The stark warning was made in a letter sent to Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and Ed Davey by the Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund.
Trusts are booking private emergency vehicles and crews up to a year in advance to be available to respond to emergency incidents
Over half (51 per cent) of respondents were dissatisfied with the NHS, the highest proportion since the survey began.
The UK has spent about 20 per cent less per person on health each year than similar European countries over the past decade.
When it comes to national figures, 43,792 people endured a 12-hour wait in A&E in October – up 34 per cent on the previous month.
The 14 unions – representing 1.2 million health staff in England – are calling on ministers to act urgently with a significant wage boost.
‘The funding pot being talked about for social care is not sufficient to even address the issues of today.’
The cacophony of angry reactions highlights gaping holes and injustices with Boris Johnson’s social care and NHS funding proposals.