NHS national conversation: Govt must show ambition to fix Conservatives mess or “risks becoming a talking shop”

EMBARGO: 00.01 Monday 21st October

Responding to the government’s announcement that it will begin a ‘national conversation’ about the future of the NHS, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“The government must show the ambition needed to fix the awful damage done by the Conservatives to the NHS and care, or this exercise risks becoming a talking shop.

“We know that primary care services across the country are at the brink of collapse due to the Conservative Party’s disgraceful neglect, with patients paying the price.

“Whether it is sky-high GP waiting lists, endless ambulance response times, or a failure to diagnose cancer in time, none of these issues can be fixed without fixing the crisis in social care. 

“That is why the Liberal Democrats will make sure that social care is part of the debate and push for a cross party solution to this crisis."

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