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We'll build NHS 'fit for the future' pledges Starmer after report
Evening Standard
|September 12, 2024
SIR KEIR Starmer today pledged to build an NHS that is “fit for the future” after a landmark report warned the health service is in “critical condition”.
The report by independent peer Lord Darzi found that the nation’s health had declined over the past 15 years and that significant reform would be required to return the NHS to peak performance.
Speaking at a press conference at the King’s Fund in central London this morning following the release of the report, the Prime Minister claimed that the Conservatives had presided over a “lost decade” that had left the NHS “unable to be there for patients today”.
“We need to get the health service back on its feet and build an NHS that is truly fit for the future,” he said.
This story is from the September 12, 2024 edition of Evening Standard.
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