2024-01-31 19:07:11
Readers are likely to assume that the UK Prime Minister is talking about a scheme for the whole UK given that he doesn't mention its territorial extent. It is an England-only scheme because health is devolved and the UK government is only responsible for health in England. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-3) Author
2024-01-31 19:27:25
This only applies to NHS England. Health is a devolved matter in the United Kingdom. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/devolution-and-nhs NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author
2024-02-01 05:42:53
Waiting lists were rising before the Covid lockdown. Covid increased them further. ‘The total waiting list for elective care was steadily increasing before Covid, from 2.5 million in April 2012 to 4.6 million in February 2020.’ [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-2) Author