Health Secretary Sajid Javid has published a new recovery plan to tackle NHS waiting lists (PA).
(Picture: PA Wire)NHS waiting lists are going to get longer before they get shorter. That’s the considered view of Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who has warned that the backlog will not be cleared for two years.
In the autumn, nearly one million Londoners were awaiting treatment. The figure today, following the Omicron variant, is likely to be higher still. These alarming numbers demonstrate the scale of the challenge facing the health service after two years fighting a pandemic.
