Health Secretary Wes Streeting: ‘Our NHS Is Broken & I Want To Save It’ | This Morning
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- Wes Streeting’s task as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is nothing short of gargantuan. 5 million wait longer than a fortnight for a GP appointment, patients waiting lists have hit 7.5 million, pay disputes and strikes are still unresolved, wait time for ambulances, treatment at A&E, and mental health care have all increased… The diagnosis is bleak, but what about the prognosis? Electioneering over, and now that he’s examined the patient for himself - we ask the new Health Secretary to tell us - can he cure our broken NHS?
Broadcast on 11/07/2024
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It's refreshing to hear an MP tell it like it is. The previous administration would gaslight when given the facts of the situation with the NHS.
Not going to lie this guy seems very genuine and seems very credible for the job.
Its nice to see some actual people in charge for once
He's not
Well, we need to give the time to this guy and judge based on the outcomes. We tried to fix NHS with conservatives, and ended up with no fix!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@cowerth8 Well that's that sorted, then.
Next.
Very impressed by Wes, I really hope he has all of the help and support he needs and boy will he need it. Good Luck, I truly hope you are successful 👍
I have to be honest, this government seems like an absolute breath of fresh air.
come back in a year and tell me that ,the sheer fact that net zero is back in this country even though we only produce 1 percent of the worlds pollution
@@rgsnr8702that is not a shocking stat, a population which occupies less than 1% should be producing less than 1%
@@zacurrya9485 you miss the point entirely,and in denial as to Britain global impact and the affect of 8 million extra people arriving here in the last 10 years
@@rgsnr8702 what do you mean about 8 million extra people, and sure maybe your point is go after the big emitters like china or something, but we should change first before we can point fingers, no?
@@zacurrya9485 YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON GROSS AND NET MIGRATION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS ,THE FIGURE IS NEARER 10 MILLION IF YOU COUNT ILLEGALS AND THOSE THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED INTO THE BLACK ECONOMY AND AS FOR THE 1 PERCENT POLLUTION ARE YOU SERIOUSLY SAYING WE HAVE TO GET TO NET ZERO THEN INDIA, CHINA AND THE USA WILL TAKE NOTICE OF US TELLING THEM THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME NOW ,YOUR A JOKE IF YOU THINK THAT , MAYBE YOU TELL THEM TO GET TO 1 PERCENT AS WE HAVE, AND WE WILL HAVE BANKRUPTED OUR ECONOMY DOING IT ,YOU KIDS MAKE ME LAUGH AND LABOUR WANT TO GIVE 16 YEAR OLD'S A VOTE ,GOD HELP US
Cmon Wes you’ve got this😀
Wes, I'm counting on you to fix the NHS
Please start with us being able to get a gp appointment rather than go through this sing and dance over the phone at eight am in the mornings.
Fix ? Can stop it getting worse, that’s best outcome here.
That sing and dance is annoying ☹️
Having to call a human being (that's collecting a salary that could be going to more doctors and nurses) to set up an appointment instead of an automated digital system is the problem with the entire UK's bureaucracy.
Tories, labour, Lib Dem etc all the same 😢all talk nothing done! We need more doctors & more nurses etc. better pay working conditions so how will they do This? Mental health now that is something different. Then see your doctor. Labour and tories are no different.
@@coderider3022 🤞🙏🏻
This actually made me cry with relief especially with the walk in mental health hub in every city I really really hope this isn’t just air and the words meet actions x
As an NHS staff member - it’s so reassuring and refreshing to hear Wes talk about saving the NHS. I was so happy to wake up to a government who seem focused on saving one of the best things about this country
The biggest and most untapped asset of the NHS is its staff. To sort the problems you need to listen to all staff levels.
To many managers, a typical example is Matron -Deputy Matron-Ward sister.But in reality you don’t really need a Deputy Matron, instead hire more nurses on the ground to do the job..it’s like to many Generals not enough foot soldiers..
@@markjoseph196well ideally the managers also do the work in addition to surrounding admin, which is why they're paid more.
If it gets to the point they're doing mostly admin and their reports are doing more work then we need to alleviate the admin burden
💯💯💯💯
@@markjoseph196 already overworked nurses will be overjoyed to hear that according to you, they can also be responsible for managing rotas, beds and budgets, completing a million audits every month, recruiting new staff & working hard to retain the ones they have, organising everyone's training, navigating HR processes, ordering equipment, dealing with complaints.....
Most staff would just say "give us more money" but that wouldn't necessarily make the NHS work any better. We need root-and-branch reform, even if the state decides its better value to outsource to the private sector. Nothing should be sacred. I wish the UK would seriously consider a more european-style hybrid system but in the absence of doing that we need to go radical with the NHS we have.
For the first time in a long while I feel optimistic and hopeful as a junior doctor.
Hope we can come to a reasonable agreement.
I have always said that the NHS needs a thorough review, because throwing money at it does not seem to have helped. I'm glad that this review is being done. It's long overdue imo.
What money the tories under funded it..that’s was obvious .
Bring back more walk in centres
Appears to be a genuinely decent honest chap, and approachable, one of us you could say.
Shallow comment to follow, (apologies in advance), he's also easy on the eye!
His and Labors problem in general is that people need and want change now but it will take a long time to undo the mess that’s been left behind. I hope they figure it out and that people have a bit of patience
Children's mental health is crucial. The UK should be a leading country in improving mental health among . Children, men , teenagers and Adults . There should not be a stigma
It's so good our country is in the hands of adults again.
Wes Streeting got £175k from donors linked to private health firms. If you mean the same old corruption but now it wears a red tie, then yea, adults are back in charge....
Yes please improve NHS , bring in a better system for booking doctors appoinments, better dental care at decent prices its cost me £1000 for me to put a smile back on my sons face after teeth issues
I wish him very well. He seems reasonable 🤞
Aw I love Wes!😊
*Waiting 3 months for cancer treatment can be a death sentence. having the same issues here with Medicare in Australia.. At the end of 2022 my aunty was diagnosed with colon cancer. didn't get surgery for 3 months and didn't get treatment for a further 2 months. and now the cancer is back and has spread to her liver and it's still taking forever to start treatment. sadly, I don't think she will make it this time. she was also meant to get a hernia the size of a grapefruit removed for the last 8 months but now that has been pushed back. I'm sorry but health should be number 1 on the agenda*
Dam a younger politician, who presents himself well in both appearance and personality. I hope that what he is preaching he does deliver! I didn't have much hope for the nhs under the new government but alot more confidence after getting to see the new health Secretary
Wes is a star
so refreshhhing!
No to nhs privatisations
I am one of millions that just need a minor op. It’s crazy over a year for a hernia. Come on.
We need politicians to unite . Come up with real solutions. Listen to the NHS staff and find out what they would like to be improved. Politicians should really act on what people's concerns are . There should be long term solutions. Not just a solution that will work for a couple of years . Thank you 💕💕
Wes please turn it around . Save the NHS ❤
We need a triage system for referrals .... we cant sit on a wait list for 2yrs without 'someone' checking if that position should be moved up.....
You are a clever man with much power and responsibility. You have to decide which one is the more important and then use the other to guide you!
Properly fund our NHS
Massive problem in the nhs is recruitment. They are deskilling the workforce which means less productivity
Hope he reforms NHS dentistry
i raised children my whole life
i can also describe his moods and behaviours
its so easy to prove what u lot did
so just stay away from my son
until its time for his dad to rise up. and my son wont be going back to school. its almost over anyway.. so il get him a doctors note and let him have the week off. might go slough and stay at his grands for a week.
I found out how bad it was last weekend. After a motorcycle accident last Sunday in south Wales, my wife laid in the road in agony for 2 hours waiting for an ambulance which after 4 calls were told make your own way there...... Broken arm and possibly left ankle. A kind resident offered to take her. With great pain we got her in the car and took her to A&E 8pm Sunday arrival. Didn't see a doc until 9.30 the next morning after the day shift started. All they have is nurses checking vitals every few hrs. A minimum of 8 ambulances outside all night which had priority for the 1 doc in department. It is not the staffs fault they were amazing but this is normal for them. Labour better sort it and hurry up about it..
Bring back the nursing bursary.
Higher wages or nursing bursary? If you had to choose one
@@zacurrya9485 Bursary
NHS funding increases in real terms every year and we spend above average as a % of GDP compared to most countries. So who broke the NHS?
The problems are not funding they are about wastage and inefficiency.
The funding is all going to the wrong sectors within the NHS, not nearly enough focus on preventative and primary care.
@@enemywithin1295 The main plan I've seen is transferring more resource from hospital to GPS. And improved connectivity between NHS systems and smarter scanners.
@@MaureenOKane-yi5cx No cutbacks under Labour - do your research
We have an ageing population and the cost of pharma and technology is also increasing in real terms. The question is: how much increased funding is needed to keep step? Labour in power averaged 6.5% last time, Conservatives 1.5%. So, in answer to your question: the Tories.
I think the best way to get everything moving again will be, Patient engagement and Education, if patients know that Doctors can not decide on a treatment plan, they have to wait for the results; these often take up time because Pathology has not been prioritised, in the mind of the Patient
I am a sepsis survivor after an 9 month admission. 5 of those spent in ICU, 2019 fabulous service from the NHS. Since 2019 i have had No GP appt at all so i have gone private to speak to an GP and to get treated for chest infections after sepsis. I would like to get an GP appointment but i am not holding my breath on this one.
My son who is disabled has had sepsis 14 times and i must stress as an mum of a 29 year old with low immunity i have to fight the NHS to get my voice heard, Martha law just doesn't work.
I also want to see Continuing healthcare review the red tape and the hoops you have to jump through its crazy 🤪 too many people are been turned down because an primary need is not identified.
I believe an MP in parliament who also had sepsis wants to raise awareness and more research into this. Sepsis is on the rise its clear something is wrong here.
Also the point i also want to make i had an blood test an my local surgery there was 340 appts missed this month people not turning up for Gp appointments 😑 people are screaming out for appointments and yet 340 GPs missed by patients just this month alone. Something is wrong here.
Have trust in our new elected member. We are counting on you .Nurses
Probably one of the most genuine members of government I have seen speaking. Not scripted and he seems relaxed
It will take a long time.
IM ON A TIMER
SO MY LIFE HAS BEEN CRAZY
NOW IM RETIRED
13/07 STAMPED
MY BOOK IS WITH U LOT SOON IF U NEED IT
SAFE.
I like him a lot - very credible
Didn't like him before. But I like his approach and plans here.
I for one feel relieved that we now have a Government who wants to sort out the mess this country is in due to 14 yrs of Tory rule. We now have MPs who want their job so they can make a positive difference instead of the self-serving, get what t can out of it rabble last in.
Privatisation is never the answer if a private company can provide a service and make a profit then why can't the NHS provide the same service without the profit which could use that profit margin elsewhere within the NHS.
Because a private company can charge market prices. Goes to show how much clinical staff in the NHS are underpay.
Makes me go to work in nhs, but should be equally rewarding and not by face value and favouritism , unskilled matron., if not doing thier job they just being moved and create a job for them within the department. 😢
Heard all before 🤥
The money sent for war should be channelled to NHS
Especially to Israel, as for Ukraine, they are on the right side, and considering the recent attack, that's a sticky situation
He is still going to privatise the NHS
Well let the rich pay and find a way to protect the poor so they still get free NHS care. Hybrid approach could work. State only approach alone not going to scale as the population grows?
@@PoliticalViews-d8f Labour (Sorry New Tory’s or Tory lite party) will not tax the rich or business
The water companies paid dividends to the shareholders of millions prior to the election so they could claim poverty despite dumping sewage for years. Labour just put up everyone’s water bills by 44 percent
The NHS DID work upto the 70-80’s
Minimal queues and efficient then the Tory’s stated to undermine it
Starmer just brought in a team with the knowledge of running privatised service for the NHS and DWP
He reminds me of that person who goes around telling people they are going to help someone just to look good, when push comes to shove no help was given and it is status quo, then they will gaslight and blame others when they get called out. It is a form of narcissism in my eyes. People who are going to do something just get on and do it, not promote what they are going to do for praise, adulations and applause. I have a narcissistic mother (aggressive), sibling (cunning) and dated (demented) one too, I see all the hallmarks of the gift of the gab.
Sad to say this, I was on psyche wards in Bedfordshire, my phone chargers were stolen from the staff room, the staff were/are thieves? 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
What an easy ride no questions on
how it will be funded.
Their funding model is published, you can look it up. He did touch on it, anyway. He explained how getting patients in early and administering cheaper preventative care reduces additional costs to the NHS later down the line.
1:15 "Good luck, with the NHS" - sounds like it's coming from someone who relies on private healthcare. I would expect most people using it to say "Fix the NHS"
Im a diabetic and cant get the drug that is a game changer. " liraglutide " it was meant for treatment for diabetics but used by private health for slimming which has caused the shortage.
@elainesmith2334 the weekly injection. I know what it is because I'm diabetic as well
Outsourcing to private sector will not save the NHS
it'll clear the backlog somewhat though, won't it. Reform of the NHS can't be instantaneous, but we have empty private clinics with trained medical professionals that could help bring it down.
Can help though.
@@ParaquatSC I don't buy that argument because when Atlee created the NHS he didn't have to outsource to the private sector and he was able to give everyone equal free healthcare. He was able to bring the backlog down in that time without the private sector. Why can't we do it now. In Atlee's time people were healthy and more people were in employment.
90% of the nhs budget is going to the private pockets raher than treating patients. The private sector is ripping off the tax payer and tjat needs to stop.
Private means more money needs to be pumped in the nhs and poor outcomes at the same time.
For example, why can't hospital buildings be owned by the nhs, why do we have to pay billions and trillions to lease nhs buildings from greedy private providers who are leaching the taxpayers dry.
It’s always been outsourced to the private sector
@@Jamal-Ahmed786 we can't do what Attlee did because the circumstances are way different compared to 1948:
-We have an aging population in 2024 with a fertility rate below replacement level compared to 1948 when the population was much younger and the fertility rate was 2.6. Aging population and welfare states don't mix as public services function only if there are more actively working people than economic dependents like elderly people or people with chronic illnesses. This is quite a fundamental problem if want to do any government borrowing because if your tax revenue keeps getting smaller due to a proportionally aging population, any investment quite literally won't pay itself anymore.
-NHS is one of the only healthcare systems in the world funded by general taxation, therefore the pay is determined by legally binding fiscal rules to ensure that the State does not increase their deficits to an unsustainable level. In the private sector, the nature of the cashflow is different and healthcare corporation therefore can charge above market rates for services. This is why many NHS staff move to America or Australia as their private healthcare systems offer market salary rates for doctors and nurses. You just can't do that in a publicly owned healthcare system if you exclusively rely on general taxation that is struggling with an aging population.
-When the NHS was introduced, it was limited to treating infections and injuries. Nowadays, the technology and the type of operations used in the NHS are much more complex which means that maintenance costs are a lot more as a proportion of GDP than it was in 1948.
-In 1948, mental health was not seen as a problem compared to today's standards. This means that further NHS resources are spread out and requires more funding in a way that wasn't required in 1948. Nowadays, people are also diagnosed with multiple comorbidities which further strains NHS resources and this is especially true in an aging population where it is elderly people who consume healthcare services the most.
Nhs will have lot more pressure with amount of people coming into country
You should have told the guy that he could NOT save it BECAUSE of the PFI repercussions of 14 years ago. As soon as Labour treasury sec announced that MORE PFI was going to be bought to bear to solve the issue, I shake my head in disbelief.
They DON'T learn - typical career politicians.
Or perhaps an entire department of educated analysts with real life experience within the NHS AND outsider perspectives, tasked specifically with this task are going to come to other conclusions that its not just some single issue causing the whole issue.
@@ParaquatSC And when Trump got in, I hoped he would employ a lot more savvy & smarter people than him to serve the American people - but I was sorely mistaken - as I will be here as well.
@@PClanner Are you saying Trump and Keir Starmer seem like similar people?
Is that a relatable minister?
So happy I don't have listen to a sniveling Tory for the next 5 years
Simple Solution. Keep their pay the same, go down to a four day week. Restructure Rostering. No burnouts, no unproductive periods of time.
I dont see how that could work for a 24 hour service. Who covers the rota gaps?
Jeeeze it's like we've got well meaning grown-ups in charge now.
Bring Back Boris!!!
Compare wes to all the tory health secretary's....night and day
Ask him about the pet shop.
Doctors surgeries gp work at weekends fresh chill 8:00
Ship shape
I thought our NHS was in shipshape.
He looks a bit like Nick Blackwell
Meehl health respite unit
Nearly got beat by independent Leanne Mohamad by 500 votes
One things certain Wes Streeting and the Labour Party won’t change anything in the NHS .😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@colingarner6175 They’re all the same. Where will they get the money from? Like tories more tax.
@@andrewcollins8774 they already have plans, one of their ways of income is a national energy company, re nationalise the trains etc, which is income we lost under thatcher, inheritance tax on those which have had a property increase 5 fold etc, they are finding ways to get more income without taxing people anymore. They are also funding things on cracking down on tax avoidance etc.
Some realism is needed. How will the waiting list be eradicated? Only by hundreds more hospitals and thousands more staff - infinite resources if you like. That can’t and won’t happen though
Look at all the bitter comments 😅
Stop treating foreigners for free.
Non Uk citizens can’t use the NHS freely anyway? Educate yourself.
@@aman8086 That’s odd. My Brother is a GP and says he is obliged to see asylum seekers and obviously refers them on should they need it. Does the ER turn them away either? Of course not so they will head there. Plus, if you’ve you’ve just been granted citizenship why should you have the same access as someone that has contributed for years/decades. New arrivals should pay for an insurance policy until they’ve paid tax for a given term. And before you say they have nothing then I suppose you’ve closed your ears to the fact they pay thousands to traffickers. You seem a bit naive. That are jumping the queue in both welfare, housing and healthcare.
Home office is the poisoned chalice. That’s the 1 job you don’t want. Nhs probably No 2 job to avoid. Housing maybe 3rd.
He wants to turn it into a business and sell off the profitable parts. Look at his donors and their connections to the private health care sector.
He needs to stop wasting money! There are 800 Diversity and Inclusion officers working in the NHS at a cost of £40 million a year!
800 out of 1.7 million
@@melissareohorn7436 - 800 less would allow £40 million to be spent elsewhere where it is needed.
Can you provide some evidence of this (don’t include the The Daily Mail as Wikipedia won’t use the as a reliable source)
@@davidpearson243 👏👏👏👍. I doubt if they know what it means😀
@@Kari_B61ex According to your calculations 800 staff out 1.5m staff are DEI ie 0.05% of the workforce at £40m cost. That £800k per post. I don’t think so🤦🏻♀️
He talks about a mandate and whilst it is a landslide in terms of seats, only 20 in every 100 people voted Labour, 40 in every 100 people did not vote for Labour (including 14 in every 100 people who voted Conservative) and 40 in every 100 people did not vote at all. That's not really a mandate is it?
Yes it is a mandate, it's a large mandate within our electoral system. That's just counting.
Still the largest vote share out of all the parties.
People voted tactically.
Ah I see you just parroting "the line". Not even your own thought.
Well I would say the papers for 5 solid weeks said "this is a Labour government at this rate" and a lot of people decided this was absolutely fine by them and as such stayed home as they felt it was a done deal. We would have seen higher voter turnout of the media narrative was "it's going to be a really close race, it could be anyone's game"
It is what it is. Watch them, monitor the statistics of the issues you care about, and see if you are happy with the result come the next election. If you like what you see you know who you should vote for.
My god deeley hasn't aged well...too many drugs
You cant save it, it's too corrupt. Owes me in itself £63 million
You support an open border and still think the NHS can be saved…
they literally are improving our border security to prevent people coming in.
Can’t wait to see this disaster
Already seen a disaster.
The Starmer disaster
@@TyanaAlexandra Oh my god give yourself a clap you found two words that rhyme. That is a really good job buddy!
Do you not the impression this bloke genuinely has the health of the NHS in mind? I can’t remember a single Tory politician that gave me this impression, and I really get the sense that this is a genuine turning point, for the better, in this country’s history.
@@ImElliottWolfe no I don’t
Everyone has good intentions but they like this guy promise success when the NHS is a money pit that never improves. I’d quite appreciate someone that was honest and told us how dire the situation is and will be.
But to answer your question, no this guy doesn’t seem like he knows what he’s doing.
If you want to fix the NHS, stop illegal immigration, stop paying foreign aid, and stop paying 3 billion per year to Zelensky for the indefinite future.
How many people actually pay taxes to fund the NHS vs how many unemployed, illegal immigrants it’s supporting…
Very good question. I wouldn’t be surprised if fewer than half the adult population living in the UK pay any or enough tax to pay their share of the total NHS bill.
The electorate didn't elect the Labour Party.
In fact, 2/3rds of the electorate REJECTED the Labour party.
They got fewer votes than their "disastrous" 2019 result.
All talk
We've had the tories in for 14 years. Last time Labour were in the NHS was working fine.
"All talk." Labour has been in office for 6 days, what do you want exactly?
@@davecross4493 In Feb 2004 I went to my GP, I saw a consultant in April who told me I need an operation, the op. was done in July, all done and dusted in just six months.
And the Tories weren't?
@_Gecko111 I said it ALL didn't I???
He's fresh into a tough job and he's found the time to go on This Morning? It's all smoke and mirrors and for show...
Is this a propaganda show now? Silly question, it’s itv, of course it is.
he wants to save it for foreigners,run by foreigners and staffed by foreigners ,Brits will be the last in all this
Well get your ‘Brits’ to apply for the 1000s of vacancies that have been available for YEARS. They’ve always been there. So why aren’t they applying🤔
what a childish thing to say...
@@PassiveAgressive319 as i said ,when most are here just to look after the millions that have come when in reality if they were not here we would never have needed as many
Ok Nigel .
@@Sally237-s4w thats ok corbyn
Simply not feasible!
Delusional its words
Week in still nothing…..obviously not hit ground running.
Don’t tell me “ Jeez sorry looked at books manifesto out of window’
Winging it 🆓🆓🆓🆓🆓🩴🗳️