NHS waiting list will ‘probably go up’ in England, says minister
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6CQDC)
Maria Caulfield claims NHS will be thriving' in 25 years' time, and says wait times are shorter despite record 7.4m figure
A Conservative minister has acknowledged the NHS waiting list, which stands at a record high with more than 7.4 million people waiting for treatment in England, will probably go up" before it goes down.
Speaking on the 75th anniversary of its creation, the health minister Maria Caulfield claimed the NHS would be thriving" in 25 years' time, saying a two-year waiting time had virtually been eliminated".
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