The brand new Well being Secretary Thérèse Coffey unveiled her plans to sort out the NHS disaster. The plan consists of 7,000 extra hospital beds out there by this winter, extra superior phone line techniques and a brand new £500m social care fund.
Nonetheless, the proposals have been criticised by Labour, with shadow well being secretary Wes Streeting saying Coffey had a “Sesame Road” strategy to politics and that “the Conservatives promising to repair the disaster within the NHS is just like the arsonist promising to place out the fireplace they began”.
Setting out her plans to Parliament, the well being secretary mentioned that every one those that wanted a GP appointment ought to get one inside two weeks and mentioned the Authorities can be exploring a brand new avenues to sort out ambulance handover delays.
