Labour's Wes Streeting is in the spotlight as he is set to take on the challenging task of fixing the UK's National Health Service (NHS). There are conflicting views within Labour about clearing the NHS waiting list, with a pledge to remove the backlog being questioned. Streeting emphasizes the need for NHS reform and acknowledges the financial constraints in delivering pay rises for junior doctors. He also highlights the need for modernization and efficiency in the NHS, while addressing concerns about pouring taxpayers' money into an ineffective model.
“Does the NHS need more money?” 'It's not just that the public finances are constrained and that ties our hands to an extent, but we also can't keep pouring taxpayers’ money into a model that isn’t working', says @wesstreeting. #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺Sky 501 https://t.co/376MOagbdT
Wes Streeting: "I've been honest with the junior doctors that a 35% pay rise, with the state the Conservatives have left the public finances in, is not something that I would be able to deliver [as Health Secretary]" #PoliticsHub
“The NHS is not the envy of the world… it needs to modernise, or it will die.” Shadow Health Sec. @wesstreeting emphasises the need for reform of the healthcare system. Listen on @GlobalPlayer https://t.co/SdyBDl7qyY @maitlis | @jonsopel https://t.co/xwcZsJyssH
Labour is serious about clearing the NHS backlog, because we understand its costs. Delayed treatment leaves you to struggle through in sickness, putting life on hold. A Labour Govt will ramp up weekend appointments to get the NHS moving again. https://t.co/6qBIFiS1UC
Listen live on @GlobalPlayer as the Shadow Health & Social Care Secretary @wesstreeting joins @ShelaghFogarty to take your calls. Do you have a burning question? Join the conversation: 📞0345 60 60 973 📱84850
Labour flip-flops on its pledge to clear the NHS waiting list despite Keir Starmer previously saying it would aim to remove the backlog during its first term in office https://t.co/dIYVnY3LKk https://t.co/lOLOdyRlck
If Labour ends up in power after the next general election, Wes Streeting will be given the mammoth job of fixing Britain’s beloved but creaking National Health Service. Is he up to the task? https://t.co/FtzhMsU11A 👇