NHS waiting lists stood at 7.47 million at the end of May - the highest number since records began in 2007. And while the private sector will be operating eight new community diagnostics centres, they will remain free to patients.
At the end of February, 300,000 people in England had been waiting for more than a year since being referred by a consultant. Two years ago, in February 2020, that figure was below 2,000.beginning on 11 August, while consultants are set to walk out for 48 hours from 24 August in an ongoing dispute with the government over pay and working conditions.Health Secretary Steve Barclay said:"We must use every available resource to deliver life-saving checks to ease pressure on the NHS.
The development is likely to reignite the debate over private sector involvement in the NHS, a concept that is fiercely resisted by campaigners who fear any potential shift towards US-style private healthcare.Sir Tony Blair said the NHS was"not serving its purpose" He said there should be more private sector involvement in the NHS and that there should be"complete cooperation between the public and private sector".
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