The NHS will make or break the next prime minister
Yet another hospital doctor has tweeted that he is leaving the NHS after 36 years, although he doesn’t want to, because of pension tax.
The political debate is focused on energy prices. But what will ultimately make or break the next prime minister is the dire state of the NHS. Whoever walks into Downing Street next week must focus on giving hope to the thinning frontline of staff who are the heroes of our time, but are losing faith.
Anyone who’s recently called an ambulance, waited for hours in A&E or dialled and redialled to get a GP appointment, knows how bad it is. With 6.7mn people — one in nine adults — waiting for treatment, we have soaring numbers going private.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Camilla Cavendish
