Labour Promises Swift Action to Reduce NHS Waiting Lists

Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer outline comprehensive plan to address backlog, leveraging private sector and additional appointments

• Labour aims to treat 92% of patients within 18 weeks by 2029, a goal unmet for nearly a decade.
• Plans include 40,000 extra weekly appointments through evening and weekend clinics, costing £1.3 billion.
• Labour proposes using high-street opticians for basic eye care to reduce waiting times.
• Funding to come from clamping down on tax dodgers and closing non-dom tax loopholes.
• Critics question the feasibility of Labour's plan given the current fiscal situation and workforce challenges.

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