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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer in east London on Monday
Wes Streeting said the NHS is going through ‘the worst crisis in its history’. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Some NHS patients have received a “death sentence” due to delays within the health service, Wes Streeting has said, as Keir Starmer stressed the need for more use of AI and technology.

The health secretary was speaking alongside the prime minister at the launch of what they described as the “biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since it was founded 76 years ago”.

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