RISHI Sunak today vowed to slash NHS waiting lists in record timing as he announced a major new expansion of hospital beds and ambulance vehicles.
The Prime Minister was at Teeside University in Middlesborough to announce his two year recovery plan for the embattled health service.
Rishi Sunak answered questions from health workers at Teeside University in Middlesborough this morning
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Steve Barclay met ambulance workers in the North East this morning
NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard joined the PM and Health Secretary on a tour of the University Hospital of North Tees
In his second “PM Connect” Q&A with health workers, Mr Sunak pledged to trigger the “largest and fastest ever improvement in emergency waiting times in NHS history”.
A staggering 7 million Brits are currently sitting on hospital waiting lists.
This morning the PM outlined his five point plan for improving the health service.
It includes: increasing hospital capacity, expanding staffing levels, speeding up discharges and improving NHS 111.
The PM said: “We’re going to improve things for patients and make an enormous difference to people up and down the country.
“I feel really confident that we can deliver it because ultimately, it’s because of all of you and the hard work and the ingenuity that you bring to your jobs day in day out that we’re going to fix this problem.”
Mr Sunak confirmed hospitals will get 5,000 more beds and 800 ambulances to ease the pressure on emergency departments.
The move comes after ministers promised a major expansion in community care to keep patients away from hospitals.
Ministers have also announced 3,000 hospital at home beds will be created this year.
It is hoped about 50,000 people a month could eventually be cared for at home, monitored using gadgets and apps.
And proposals are in place for three quarters of A&E patients to be seen within four hours by spring next year.
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