Private sector’s role in cutting NHS waiting lists in England to rise by 20%

Critics decry Keir Starmer’s plan as ‘feeding the parasite’ rather than investing in the public health serviceUK politics live – latest updatesPrivate hospitals will provide NHS patients in England with as many as a million extra appointments, scans and operations a year as part of the government’s drive to end the care backlog.The move represents a significant expansion of the independent sector’s role in helping the health service tackle the long waits for treatment that built up under the Conservatives. Continue reading...