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The health secretary will tell MPs:"I will put a laser-like focus on the needs of patients, making their priorities my priorities and being a champion for them on the issues that affect them most.
He also criticised the government's promises of a"digital revolution in the NHS", saying:"NHS staff working flat out will have been hoping for something more advanced than the telephone to help them."As part of her plan, Ms Coffey will appeal to the public to take part in a"national endeavour" to support health and social care, urging volunteers who came forward during the COVID pandemic to offer up their services again.
More detail will be outlined in Ms Coffey's Commons statement, but it so far has the backing of NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard, who said:"We will work with the government so we can support NHS staff to deliver these new ambitions for patients, underpinned by the development of a long term workforce plan."
And Labour's Mr Streeting said:"The Conservatives have failed to provide the doctors and nurses needed to treat patients on time, and patients are paying the price in record long waiting times.
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