Labour peer and professor Lord Winston has admitted he is 'not optimistic' about the future of the NHS as the health service celebrates its 75th anniversary.
The Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London appeared alongside Dame Clare Gerada, president of the Royal College of General Practitioners, who also said the NHS was picking up wider problems in society.
"We need to be delivering much more care - in primary care, in general practice and in the community."Lord Winston 'not optimistic on NHS' Lord Winston and Dame Clare made the remarks in a special programme by Sky News to mark the 75th anniversary, asking the central question: can we mend the NHS?In a speech to mark the anniversary of its creation, Amanda Pritchard, the head of the NHS in England, warned theShe said its staff were battling a combination of COVID backlogs and record demand for services - challenges that workers were ready to meet"head on".
Separately, NHS Providers - which represents hospital trusts - warned of"enormous pressures" amid a record rise in demand for care and"the biggest financial squeeze in its history"., which would see £2.4bn funnelled into solving the severe staffing crisis in NHS England.NHS in 'critical condition' at 75 years
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