Posted 1/19/2024, 2:15:00 PM
Sunak Faces Criticism Over NHS Crisis and Pay Disputes
- Rishi Sunak laughed while being confronted by an ex-NHS worker over her daughter's 7-hour A&E wait
- Sunak blamed strikes by underpaid NHS staff for lack of progress on waiting lists
- The woman said Sunak could "make it all go back to how it used to be" regarding NHS care access
- A&E waiting times have worsened, with only 69.4% of patients in England seen within 4 hours in December
- Sunak has failed to deliver on his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists, which stood at 7.6 million in November