The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt surprised mps by claiming that people going to a e without good reason were undermining the target. It is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose above stomach with the public about the purpose of a e departments. There
And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News the best manager in the world Claudio Ranieri is honoured by fifa for taking leicester to the Premier League title. Good evening. An honest discussion is needed about the way people use accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Thats the message from jeremy hunt the Health Secretary as hospitals Report Unprecendented demand during the winter months. Hes also suggested that patients with less Serious Problems might no longer be covered by a commitment to be seen within four hours. But he has denied suggestions from the red cross that the nhs is facing a humanitarian crisis. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretary jeremy into doubt. Secret
The Health Secretary jeremy hunt has indicated that a key nhs performance target could be scrapped. He told mps that the guarantee that all hospital a e patients be seen within four hours might only apply in future to those in need of urgent care and not to those with minor problems. Mr hunt said there needed to be an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a e departments. Our Health Editor hugh pym has the latest. Whatever the intense pressure on the nhs theres a commitment for hospitals to assess or treat almost all patients within four hours of arriving at a e. But at a time when the service in england is creaking under the strain thats been thrown into doubt. Secretary jeremy hunt. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt surprised mps by claiming that people going to a e without good reason were undermining the target. It is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose above stomach with the public about the purpose of a e departments. There
The week in parliament. Coming up on this programme. As winter tightens its grip, theres a row in the commons about the health of the nhs. Our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis. But the Prime Minister is in denial. The only way we can ensure weve got funding for the National Health service is a strong economy. With the Stormont Assembly in crisis, we find out whats gone wrong in Northern Irelands power sharing agreement. Also on this programme. A damning indictment of the uks approach to defence. We are short sighted, penny pinching, naively optimistic. We are complacent and we are ostrich like to the way in which the world has become interconnected. And, how can we get more women into parliament, a senior mp thinks its time for action. In our Committee Sessions, we heard very warm words from all of the party chair and leaders. We didnt really hear very much detail. But, first, it was a parliamentary week dominated by the stresses and strains facing englands nhs. Mps returned To Westminste
Coming up on this programme. As winter tightens its grip, theres a row in the commons about the health of the health service. Our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis. But the Prime Minister is in denial. The only way we can ensure weve got funding for the National Health service is a strong economy. With the Stormont Assembly in crisis, we find out whats gone wrong in Northern Irelands power sharing agreement. Also on this programme. A damning indictment of the uks approach to defence. We are short sighted, penny pinching, naively optimistic. We are complacent and we are ostrich like to the way in which the world has become interconnected. And, how can we get more women into parliament . A senior mp thinks its time for action. In our Committee Sessions, we heard very warm words from all of the party chair and leaders. We didnt really hear very much detail. But, first, it was a parliamentary week dominated by the stresses and strains facing englands nhs. Mps returned To Westminster after the