Labour’s deputy national campaign co-ordinator Ellie Reeves says NHS patients are waiting “far too long for the treatment they need” – despite the government announcing plans for extra funding to reduce waiting times.
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00:00 We've announced an extra 2 million surgeries, appointments, scans on the NHS by using capacity
00:07 in evenings and weekends when operating theatres very often stand empty.
00:13 NHS waiting lists are incredibly high with people waiting so far too long for the treatment
00:21 that they need and that's why we've made this announcement to get those waiting lists down.