UK PM Rishi Sunak meets health leaders over NHS pressures

• The prime minister and Treasury officials are meeting with health specialists.
• Senior physicians have claimed that the NHS is on a knife-edge.
• Patients “deserve more than a talking shop,” according to Labor.

To address major issues confronting the NHS in England, the prime minister Rishi Sunak, the health secretary, and Treasury officials are meeting with health specialists.

Patients have reportedly spent days on trolleys as a result of bed shortages in several hospitals. Within two years, Rishi Sunak has pledged to reduce the lengthy wait times for basic procedures.

Patients “deserve more than a talking shop,” according to Labor, and “too little, too late,” according to the Lib Dems.

In addition to chief executives and clinical leaders from NHS organizations, local areas and councils from throughout the nation, medical and social care professionals will also be present at the discussion on Saturday at Downing Street.

The conference also includes participation from Sir Chris Whitty, chief medical officer of England, and Amanda Pritchard, CEO of NHS England.

Senior physicians have claimed that the NHS is on a knife-edge due to lengthy delays for emergency care, regular procedures, GP consultations, and post-hospital care for patients.

A cost-of-living crisis, a wave of strikes, and high flu and COVID rates are all severely straining the health system.

Health unions have been invited to meet with Health Secretary Steve Barclay on Monday to discuss pay for 2023–24 beginning in April.

However, union leaders argue that the government must resolve the ongoing pay dispute for this year before doing so, and that the talks will not prevent planned strikes in January.

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