NHS England: welcome steps but won’t matter unless Streeting “stops ignoring the elephant in the room”

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Wes Streeting’s statement in the Commons on scrapping NHS England, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:

“The NHS is clearly broken - patients are suffering through dangerous corridor care and unable to get basics like a GP appointment. The health service is in need of major reform and we welcome this step in the right direction.

“The sad fact remains that none of this will matter unless the Health Secretary stops ignoring the elephant in the room: social care. You cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care, no matter how much unnecessary bureaucracy is slashed.

“It is time for Streeting to show the same urgency on social care and complete his review by the end of the year.”

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