Sajid Javid says waiting list projections 'shocked me the most' in his first days as health secretary.
Mr Javid, who became health secretary two weeks ago after his predecessor Matt Hancock resigned following an apology for breaking social-distancing rules, said waiting lists were his priority.: "What shocked me the most is when I was told that the waiting list in going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
Among the solutions, Mr Javid said, would be to pay private healthcare providers to continue to treat NHS patients and keeping virtual doctors' appointments. A few hospitals in the UK have announced that non-urgent surgery is being postponed because of rising admissions of Covid patients, very high patient numbers at A&E, and staff self-isolating, the BBC's health editor Hugh Pym reported.
England fans attending Sunday's Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley will be offered on-the-spot jabs at a nearby vaccination centre.
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