Our NHS isn t too big to fail (we have seen failure after failure) but it is too big to run. Yet despite countless needless deaths no-one ever carries the can, writes Annabelle Sanderson.
older. simple maths, that people are living older. they simple maths, that people are living older, they are more likely to live longer. older, they are more likely to live longer. not older, they are more likely to live longer, not more healthily necessarily, but with chronic disease. necessarily, but with chronic disease, whether it is heart disease. disease, whether it is heart disease, dementia, things that we cannot disease, dementia, things that we cannot treat but we do need to take care of cannot treat but we do need to take care of i cannot treat but we do need to take care of. i naturally feel at seven out of care of. i naturally feel at seven out of every £10 the nhs spends if you out of every £10 the nhs spends if you look out of every £10 the nhs spends if you look at. it tells you the challenge if you look at. it tells you the challenge we have got on getting a -rip, challenge we have got on getting a grip. if challenge we have got on ge
town is found to be invested in high streets up and down the country. we will be outlining the third round of submissions to that fund. i am quite sure my honourable friend will make a very vigorous case for his constituency for funding during that round. , . constituency for funding during that round. , i, i, i, round. yesterday i met karen. karen is a carer for round. yesterday i met karen. karen is a carer for her round. yesterday i met karen. karen is a carer for her husband round. yesterday i met karen. karen is a carer for her husband alan. - round. yesterday i met karen. karen is a carer for her husband alan. he i is a carerfor her husband alan. he has parkinson s and dementia. karen told me how hard it is to get people with powerjust to listen to her. like so many carers, karen feels her caring workjust isn t valued. at times, she has wanted to give up, but no she must carry on because of her husband. mr speaker, remarkable carers like karen save the government more than t
budget would have to be squeezed, and the nhs budget would have to be squeezed, are you comfortable with that? , ., , , ., ., that? obviously, we are not comfortable that? obviously, we are not comfortable that that? obviously, we are not comfortable that other - that? obviously, we are not| comfortable that other areas that? obviously, we are not - comfortable that other areas will sutter comfortable that other areas will suffer if comfortable that other areas will suffer if that comfortable that other areas will suffer if that is comfortable that other areas will suffer if that is the comfortable that other areas will suffer if that is the actual- comfortable that other areas will suffer if that is the actual fact i suffer if that is the actual fact out with. suffer if that is the actual fact out with. you suffer if that is the actual fact outwith, you know, - suffer if that is the actual fact outwith, you know, the - suffer if that is the actual fact outwith, you kno