New Health Secretary Wes Streeting Says NHS Is ‘Broken’

Published on July 6, 2024

New Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the National Health Service (NHS) is “broken” and said, “patients are being failed on a daily basis.” Mr. Streeting, who took over as health and social care secretary on Friday after serving in the same portfolio in the shadow cabinet, said the NHS was “going through the biggest crisis in its history,” and it could not be fixed overnight. One of the first jobs he faces is tackling a dispute with junior doctors, who are on strike. Referring to his treatment for kidney cancer in 2021, Mr. Streeting said: “When I was diagnosed with kidney cancer, the NHS saved my life. Today, I can begin to repay that debt, by saving our NHS.”...

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