“It Isn’t A Plan, There Are No Ideas” | Labour’s NHS Digital Plans Spark Privacy Fears

Wes Streeting is considering fining NHS patients who miss appointments to save the health service around £1 billion a year.

The Health Secretary hasn't ruled out penalties for no-shows, and the policy could be part of the Government’s 10-year health plan.

Peter Cardwell speaks with former Health Minister, Steven Brine.

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[gottalaugh]

Asking the public for ideas just shows how incompetent they really are

[patriciaoreilly]

Wes is just killing time with gimmicks, the public see what is going on hypocrisy goes on & on with Starmer & his dim crew of Unprofessional out of depth Charlatans.

[carolineyates]

It's good to hear dentists mentioned, I'm lucky to have an NHS dentist after a long wait, now though at my dentist there is a 5 year wait to get to the top of the list. A lot of dentists have gone private only as the money they receive for an NHS patient is not enough to cover costs.