Sir Keir Starmer says he is “really pleased” the government has delivered on its manifesto promise of two million extra NHS appointments but adds there is “lots, lots more to do”. NHS England figures show that between July and November 2024 there were almost 2.2 million more appointments compared with the equivalent period in 2023. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, I said that we would get two million extra appointments done in the first year
00:05of the government. And I'm really pleased that we've done that, we've hit the target
00:10and we've done it with seven months to spare. So that is really good. It shows what you
00:16can do with a plan that you put into action, working with doctors and nurses, NHS staff.
00:23I do acknowledge it's the foothills. There's lots, lots more to do. But it is important,
00:28I think, to consider the human impact. We're at Diagnostics Centre here in Bristol, the
00:33impact it has on patients who desperately want their appointment or their operation.
00:39And of course, that central question of trust in politics. We said we would do this. I'm
00:43pleased we've done it. I acknowledge much more to do.