A scathing independent review has exposed the dire state of England's National Health Service (NHS), declaring it in a 'critical condition' and requiring substantial financial investment and reform to survive. The report, authored by independent peer Lord Darzi, highlights soaring waiting lists, delays in emergency care, an aging population, and millions struggling to access healthcare as key factors contributing to the NHS's crisis.
England 's NHS is in a "critical condition" and needs huge injections of cash and reform to bring it back to life, a damning review has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer says the health service needs to "reform or die" with "major surgery, not sticking plaster solutions", after the rapid probe from independent peer, Lord Darzi.Soaring waiting lists , delays in A&E, an ageing population and millions struggling to access care have left the NHS on its knees.
"It took more than a decade for the NHS to fall into disrepair so it’s going to take time to fix it. But we in the NHS have turned things around before, and I’m confident we will do it again."The PM will say the NHS "went into the pandemic in a much more fragile state" than other nations, with fewer doctors, nurses and beds than others.
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