'NHS waiting lists in Medway have risen by 7,128 since last year' - say Medway Liberal Democrats

NHS waiting lists in Medway have hit 41,561, up from 34,433 when Rishi Sunak made his pledge to cut them at the start of last year. Medway Lib Dems are calling on the government to reverse its NHS spending cuts. 

Medway Liberal Democrats demand that the Conservative government reverse the NHS spending cuts and invest more funding to fix local hospitals, hire more staff to ensure patients get their vital treatment

.Medway Liberal Democrat spokesperson, John Castle said: “These shocking figures show far too many people in Medway are being left waiting endlessly for treatment. People deserve a local health service that delivers the care they deserve when they need it. One year on from when Rishi Sunak promised that waiting lists would fall, thousands of people in our community are still stuck on waiting lists with their lives put on hold or unable to work, this simply will not do. 

Now this government is set to do the unthinkable and slash NHS funding even further. Our local health services are in crisis but Conservative ministers either don’t get it or don’t care.

It shows the Conservative Party cannot be trusted with the NHS. We need a general election now, so voters in Medway can finally get rid of this out-of-touch Conservative government and elect a Liberal Democrat MP who will stand up for our local health services.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

The NHS data set can be found here. Sources: (Nov 23), (Nov 22).

Data on NHS spending cuts can be found here.