‘This is a blaring siren’: Chief calls for NHS health masterplan to stop ‘needless deaths’

The Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto commitments included a provision of extra funding for the NHS, with a commitment to introduce 50,000 more nurses and 50 million more GP surgery appointments a year.

But with a continued shortage of doctors and medics across the board, at primary and secondary care level, the problem remains unresolved. According to BMA, 130,000 posts in the secondary care sector are vacant.

And with strike action now potentially on the cards, patients who rely on the crucial services of the NHS will wonder if their much-needed appointments will be delayed, or even cancelled.

This is despite assurances emergency care will be unaffected. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden has said that that the NHS would prioritise the most essential services if strikes go ahead. 

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1693337/British-Heart-Foundation-chief-NHS-health-masterplan-needless-death-warning-science