It seems from the small proportion of long-term waiters who have agreed to travel that this will make little or no difference to waiting lists.
"Across Labour and Tory supporters there were “high levels of support” for NHS founding principles – 94% backing free for everyone, 86% for funding through taxes." Only 25% think the NHS should not get more funds. The reasons for dissatisfaction were obvious: waiting times for GP and hospital appointments, staff shortages and government underfunding. "Hoping for a popular revolt against the NHS, critics ignore the rest of this survey. It has only ever been lower once, at 34% in 1997, presaging the fall of a Tory government. "What excited them this time was the latest British Social Attitudes survey showing that public satisfaction with the NHS had plummeted to 36%. "Whenever the NHS falls into the abyss through underfunding it hits an existential crisis when its ancient ideological opponents, dormant in the good years, creep out of the earth like a revived locust plague. The Private sector has no interest in unprofitable services or patients, and represents no solution to A&E delays, waiting lists or mental health. All the models for so-called right wing ‘reforms’ are more expensive, more exclusive than NHS.
() The NHS wreckers cannot accept that the British public still back it Polly Toynbee in the Guardian June 27 brings together the growing and persistent round of political attacks on the NHS that are being rolled out by the right wing press.
Staff received pay if they were isolating from the virus and a full 12 months pay if they had long Covid." "The special pay arrangements were offered to staff who were off work sick with either Covid or long Covid during the pandemic. "Enhanced sick pay which was given to NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic is set to be cut next month. () Enhanced sick pay for NHS staff with Covid to be scrapped as infections rise Evening Standard article July 2 confirming that NHS England is once again driven by austerity limits on funding and seeking short term cash savings at the expense of any longer-term workforce strategy:.NursingNotes is committed to planting a new tree in a protected forest for every single health and social care worker who loses their lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Memorial of Health & Social Care Workers taken by COVID-19 Moving and interactive a digital tribute and memorial by Nursing Notes to the dedicated members of our health and social care family who gave their lives during the fight against Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19).