After years of delays, it looks like on this crucial issue Sunak is set to do something all his previous four Tory prime ministers failed to do But it means Starmer will no longer be able to argue that the Government lacks a plan ✒️ paulwaugh
hit despite the enormous strain imposed by the strikes, and despite 2022/23 being the worst ever in the NHS’s history thanks pressures caused by a combination of flu, Covid and ambulance delays.
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the 62-day cancer backlog fell year-on-year. The NHS also delivered a record number of diagnostic tests and checks in March , up more than 128,000 on the previous monthly record. All those stats are a reminder that its hardworking NHS staff who deliver targets on the ground.
Yet after years of delays, it looks like on this crucial issue Sunak is set to do something all his previous four Tory prime ministers failed to do: oversee the publication of a comprehensive workforce strategy. Back then, Hunt was admirably robust on the dangers posed by a lack of staff. “The persistent understaffing of the NHS now poses a serious risk to staff and patient safety both for routine and emergency care,” he said at the time.
NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard has made clear that she would prefer the health service to recruit more home-grown staff rather than rely on foreign workers who are being tempted by other countries too.
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