Jeremy Hunt on NHS: 'There is not a generalised crisis'
These problems are totally unacceptable
Jeremy Hunt spoke to Good Morning Britain this morning about recent claims of a ‘humanitarian crisis’ in the NHS due to long periods of waiting times for patients resulting in some deaths.
The Health Secretary, who is due to update the House of Commons on the state of the NHS today said: “These problems are totally unacceptable. This is the most difficult time for the NHS in the year. It always is very difficult after the Christmas period when GP surgeries are not open over the actual days of Christmas, then they reopen and a lot of them get sent to hospital.”
“There are some very severe hospitals but we also have to listen to people like Chris Hopson who represents all the hospitals in Britain."
On the current situation in Accident and Emergency following the deaths of some patients, Jeremy said: “The situation as of this weekend is that things have eased significantly. The reports we are getting from the front line is the the number of people waiting for too long on trolleys has reduced to a handful now, so much, much lower than it was a week earlier.
"This is always the busiest week but we need to work with the public to understand that Accident and Emergency departments are there for what it says on the tin - accident and emergency.”
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