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Fall in NHS waiting lists is not a Labour win | Letter
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Fall in NHS waiting lists is not a Labour win | Letter
The Guardian UK
Sunday 28 June 2026, 16:58 UTC
By Guardian Staff
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Key Points
Priscilla Alderson asks how long the NHS will survive under a Burnham-Streeting governmentA fall in NHS waiting lists is presented as a government success (From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks, 23 June). NHS authorities have paid providers £33 per patient to remove thousands of them from the lists, many still in great need, and a survey of nearly 2,600 people in England found 16% had used the private sector in the past year. Fewer names on the lists help the government...
Priscilla Alderson asks how long the NHS will survive under a Burnham-Streeting government
A fall in NHS waiting lists is presented as a government success (From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks, 23 June). NHS authorities have paid providers £33 per patient to remove thousands of them from the lists, many still in great need, and a survey of nearly 2,600 people in England found 16% had used the private sector in the past year.
Fewer names on the lists help the government to seem to “reduce backlogs” and “meet waiting time targets”.
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