NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
Daily MailMAR 19 2022
The crisis isn't just about the backlog. There are around 110K NHS vacancies; without more funding and staff, patients will continue to suffer and die unnecessarily and the public health service will continue in a state of perpetual crisis.
More spending won't solve the problems of the NHS. Cheques have been written unconditionally for years, but there is seemingly no appetite for the levels of private-sector intervention that have kept people healthy and safe in other European systems. The government shouldn't be tackling a problem caused by state intervention with more state intervention. Union demands to limit working hours and patients add to the problem.
Current backlogs in the NHS aren't being helped by unions like the BMA, who are demanding limits on GP patient numbers and working hours. The moves of union members will worsen waiting times and exacerbate the deterioration of emergency services.