NHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next election | Labour
By: Peter Walker Senior political correspondent | Published: 2025-07-18 17:28:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Angela Rayner has called on Labour colleagues to “step up and make that case” for the government’s achievements, saying it was important to stress policies were not about short-term fixes but “fundamental reforms”. Here are four areas where Labour is seeking to improve society – but faces a race against time before the next election to do so.
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1. The NHS
This is in one sense an area where the government can claim quick-ish gains, with the boast that an additional 2m appointments have been created since the election, and promises to cut waiting times, a promise which hangs in the balance.
But at the same time, more fundamental change is needed to cope with an ageing population more prone to chronic conditions. Hence the NHS 10-year plan, set out earlier this month and intended…