NHS ‘doesn’t need any more money’, says Sajid Javid as waiting lists rise

Health secretary says service has enough resources but admits waiting lists will grow before they shrink

The NHS needs reform rather than more money, the health secretary has said, while admitting that record-high waiting lists will continue to rise before they fall.

Sajid Javid said the health service already had the resources it needed and did not require more to care for patients effectively. The NHS now has locked in the resources it needs. It doesn't need any more money. What it needs to deliver for more people is not money. It needs reform," he said.