Wes Streeting’s plan to fix the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

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The government has put improving the NHS at the heart of its plans, but will it be able to deliver on its promises? And how long could it take to turn the health service around? Pippa Crerar asked health secretary Wes Streeting at a special Guardian Live event. In a wide-ranging discussion, he also took questions on others issues including assisted dying, transgender rights and the war in Gaza. To purchase the full event video on demand, go to the theguardian.live. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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1:22.1	The state of the health service is heartbreaking and I'm yet to hear anyone seriously contest this analysis.
1:27.5	I think too many, I think there's definitely, there's an overdiagnosis, but also there are too
1:32.7	many people being written off.
1:34.6	So it's particularly to some of our critical friends on the left.
1:38.1	Cast some slack.
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1:42.5	I'm Pippa Carrera.
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