Yesterday morning I was listening to Radio Four and listened to Jeremy Hunt talking about the NHS. The reason for this was the concern that the Conservatives are to sell the NHS to Donald Trump. He has denied any interest in this, despite having been interested before. And considering the funding ‘challenges’ that the NHS faces, this is not surprising. What is concerning is the risk of drug costs increasing, well those from the USA. Despite the report that Jeremy Corbyn has obtained, I see no huge danger with that. There is no doubt that the Conservatives have hidden the truth about negotiations from the public, and with an election coming up, it is a bit hard to work out why...
What angered me was how he talked about the NHS. Jeremy Hunt oversaw the decline on the NHS which has taken place since 2010. He has continually told those working in the NHS that while is black and that black is white. Thanks to him, doctor vacancies have risen as have nursing vacancies. He cut the numbers of medical students being taught and thanks to ending the nursing bursary, the numbers of nurses being trained has fallen. Let alone how this is affecting others like physiotherapists, radiographers and the like.
Cancer waiting times have worsened.
The numbers of GP’s in the NHS have fallen. And this is despite a promise to increase numbers!
More operations have had to be cancelled.
More people are waiting in A&E than ever before
While the NHS has had more money spent on it, it has not had enough money spent on it.
And of course, there is the issue with social care under-funding putting even more pressure on the NHS.
So, if you want these figures, and more importantly, patient care, to continue to get worse in the next few years, vote Conservative.