Starmer: We'll fix the NHS

KEIR Starmer has vowed to fix the NHS by using technology

- SOPHIE HUSKISSON

The Labour leader said "science and technology" was the "game changer" and "light at the end of the tunnel".

He vowed to expand the NHS app and to use AI to "change the nature of healthcare", pointing to how it could be used to diagnose lung cancer, known as a "silent killer".

In a speech launching Labour's health policies he also committed to making sure ambulances respond to cardiac arrest callouts within seven minutes and restoring the target of 95% of all A&E patients being seen within four hours.

Pledges for if they get into power included clear targets on reducing cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes, by 25% within a decade and ensuring 75% of all cancer is diagnosed at stages one and two.