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The UK’s main opposition Labour Party has unveiled a comprehensive plan to address the National Health Service (NHS) backlog, pledging to halve the current waiting list of 7.5 million people within five years if elected. The plan includes restoring the statutory 18-week elective waiting time target, funding an additional 40,000 appointments, diagnostic tests, and operations per week, and utilizing spare capacity in the private sector. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer emphasized that cutting NHS waiting lists would be the first step in getting the health service back on its feet. Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted the need for radical thinking and greater use of private sector partnerships to achieve these goals. The Labour Party has committed £1.4 billion to tackle the backlog in London alone, and aims to implement evening and weekend clinics to increase capacity. The party's health strategy also promises to send in specialized teams to improve efficiency and patient care. The plan is set to be a key issue in the upcoming election on July 4th. Streeting noted that Labour is better prepared than in 1997 and aims to address the needs of 600,000 patients waiting for treatment.
Currently 6.29 million patients are waiting for treatment. We can't trust the Tories with our NHS. Labour in Government, will cut NHS waiting times , with 40,000 more evening and weekend appointments each week. We've done it before and we'll do it again. https://t.co/KSN6EPSAG7
Top think-tank pours scorn on Labour plan to slash NHS waiting lists and warns they won't be able to afford it - but shadow health secretary Wes Streeting urges voters 'not to give the matches back to the arsonists' as he trashes Tory record https://t.co/sSuB0VNez1 https://t.co/N4DCpA9wC1
The NHS is on the ballot on July 4th. 5 more years of the Tories and waiting lists will hit 10 MILLION. Labour has a plan to clear the backlog and get patients seen on time. Vote for change. https://t.co/oHnsvzLUoe
Labour's Wes Streeting said the party "wasn't ready" in 1997 to drive down waiting lists and they will make better use of the "independent sector" spare capacity to deliver on NHS terms "so they don't have to worry about the bill" Says Tories have failed on driving down NHS…
"The challenge that we face today is greater than in 1997 but, and I say this with respect to the 1997 generation, we're better prepared." Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells @JustinOnWeb about Labour's plan to use private companies to help cut waiting lists. #R4Today
‘Labour delivered the shortest waiting times and the highest patient satisfaction ever when we were in government, we did it before we will do it again!' Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, declares Labour's plan to bring an extra 40,000 appointments each week to the NHS. https://t.co/w2RixkejBe
🚨 BREAKING: Labour will increase private sector involvement in UK healthcare, with Wes Streeting promising to "go further than New Labour ever did". Streeting wrote in the Telegraph: "I want the NHS to form partnerships with the private sector that goes beyond just hospitals" https://t.co/IciVAj1f2D
Hospital waiting lists would nearly halve over the next five years under a pledge from Sir Keir Starmer to make clearing the NHS backlog the “first step” of his government ⬇️ https://t.co/X6A2GvDcNn
Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary @wesstreeting joins @KayBurley to discuss how Labour plan to bring an end to the Conservatives’ NHS waiting list backlog ⬇️ 🕖 From 9.15am 📲 https://t.co/FPF3KFq9a1 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Wes Streeting tells the Guardian the NHS risks becoming “a poor service for poor people” as Labour pledge to clear the whole 3.2m list of people waiting 18 weeks or more in 5 years. https://t.co/gnlLRHGKbQ
Labour’s Wes Streeting talks tougher about reforming the NHS and how £168bn is spent, including greater use of the private sector, than any Conservative Health Minister. That’ll terrify some, cheer others.
Wes Streeting says using Specsavers for eye care can help free capacity in NHS @BBCRadio4 Shadow Health Sec says 600,000 patients waiting for treatment. Specsavers have staff and kit ready. He says Labour are thinking "radically" and says party "better prepared"than in 1997.
🏥Labour plans to clear NHS waiting lists within five years by using spare capacity in private sector 🗳️ @Keir_Starmer and @wesstreeting on campaign visit to West Midlands https://t.co/N3Jh6uHTwt https://t.co/d1tvnDBnqj
It’s health day in Labour land and I’m back on the election trail with Starmer and co for @theipaper He and Wes Streeting are to set out their five-year plan to clear the NHS backlog of patients waiting #generalelection https://t.co/tkWjTz5Baq
'The NHS is in crisis in every part of the United Kingdom' On #BBCBreakfast Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting was asked about Labour's record in Wales as he pledges most NHS patients in England will start treatment within 18 weeks by 2029 https://t.co/eJryvEKgdm https://t.co/Wy8WPwefZH
Labour's £1.4billion vow to wipe NHS backlog in London in five years https://t.co/vc4Jm4fOuh
Labour pledges to halve National Health Service backlog in 5 years in UK vote bid https://t.co/yPUjhGyTdS via @Joe_Mayes https://t.co/1UhwlhQ5YR
The Labour Party is promising to cut the NHS waiting list backlog of 7.5 million people within 5 years should they win the general election. Meanwhile the Conservatives have pledged to create 100,000 new apprenticeships a year by ending, what they call, 'rip off degrees'. https://t.co/rjJVcCqqMn
Cutting NHS waiting lists will be “the first step” in a Labour government’s plan to get the health service “back on its feet”, Sir Keir Starmer has said ✍: @StormLNewton https://t.co/oSfwodUnKi
Starmer reveals Labour’s five-year plan to clear NHS backlog https://t.co/bHFq1C6azK
🔴 Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog https://t.co/gevv0Lf9yF
The UK’s main opposition Labour Party said it would almost halve the current backlog of people waiting for treatment in the National Health Service during its first term in office https://t.co/DBCvfagivB via @bpolitics @BloombergUK @Joe_Mayes
🚨 NEW: Labour has promised that within their first 5 years, you will be able to get NHS treatment within 18 weeks [@BBCNews]
The UK’s main opposition Labour Party said it would almost halve the current backlog of people waiting for treatment in the National Health Service during its first term in office https://t.co/1lrBCfGwgZ
🌹EXCL: Keir Starmer vows to send in crack teams to turbocharge NHS with evening and weekend clinics https://t.co/xfFF3CnVU9
It was wonderful to welcome our Shadow Health Secretary, @wesstreeting to Leeds South West and Morley this morning. The next Labour government will rescue our NHS, cut waiting times and fund 40,000 new appointments. Vote Labour on 4th July 🌹 https://t.co/5eKdnypJcS
Labour have pledged to restore the statutory '18 weeks' elective waiting time target within five years, by funding an extra 40,000 appointments, diagnostic tests and operations per week. Is this feasible? I think it is. Although wider NHS pressures create risks. #nhswaits https://t.co/0eb4KMoLet
Labour will get the NHS back on its feet, switch on Great British Energy, grow our economy, take back our streets, and break down the barriers to opportunity. Another positive campaign session. Vote for change on Thursday 4 July. Vote Labour https://t.co/62xa1KVPDq