Health secretary says service has enough resources but admits waiting lists will grow before they shrink

 

The NHS needs reform rather than more money, the health secretary has said, while admitting that record-high waiting lists will continue to rise before they fall.

 

Sajid Javid said the health service already had the resources it needed and did not require more to care for patients effectively. “The NHS now has locked in the resources it needs. It doesn’t need any more money. What it needs to deliver for more people is not money. It needs reform,” he said.

 

In an interview with the Times, he compared the NHS to the now defunct video rental chain Blockbuster, arguing that it needed to be dramatically restructured in order to continue delivering healthcare free at the point of use.

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/11/nhs-needs-reform-not-more-money-to-deliver-sajid-javid-says

 

 

2 minutes ago, onthedarkside said:

The NHS needs

a health secretary that cares about it. 

All the health workers I talk to would probably agree with him. There is so much wastage in the NHS. Morale is a problem as they've all been working so hard.