The UK government says it will expand the use of the private sector to bring down a backlog in the National Health Service.
The plan is designed to unlock spare capacity by allowing the NHS to purchase more care from private firms.
A record 7.5 million people are waiting for treatment on the NHS, with the opposition Labour Party accusing the government of 'dither and delay'.
But health minister Maria Caulfield says the new measures will help...soon.
IN: "We're almost…
OUT: …come down."
DUR: 23 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0804nhs-caulfield1.mp3
The plan is designed to unlock spare capacity by allowing the NHS to purchase more care from private firms.
A record 7.5 million people are waiting for treatment on the NHS, with the opposition Labour Party accusing the government of 'dither and delay'.
But health minister Maria Caulfield says the new measures will help...soon.
IN: "We're almost…
OUT: …come down."
DUR: 23 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0804nhs-caulfield1.mp3