Sajid Javid, the British health minister from June 2021 to July this year, announced this Sunday that without reforms, the NHS (British National Health Service) “cannot survive for many more years”.
In an interview Sky NewsStill an MP from the Conservative Party, the current model of the NHS, “conceived 70 years ago”, has not kept pace with changes in recent years and therefore, “Not sustainable for the future”🇧🇷
“The pressures are so great, and the pandemic has redoubled them, that if we as a country ignore this debate now, I don’t think, based on my experience, we can live many more years to deliver what the NHS is promising. On paper; unless we start making fundamental reforms,” he said.
Javid felt it was important to have an “honest debate” about the service the country provides to its people. “If you talk to any German or a Frenchman or an Italian you know… they have good health systems and they’ve been hit by the epidemic. But they seem to be better than us”, he pointed out.
The vice-chancellor resigned in July this year in protest scandals who were Shake up the government This eventually led to the resignation of Boris Johnson. In this interview, he explained that he “would like to stay longer” as health minister to push through the reforms.
The United Kingdom is facing strikes by professionals in the health, transport, postal and border services sectors. Nurses are demanding a 19% pay rise – the government has not exceeded 4.3% – and are planning a new strike on Tuesday.
Almost ten thousand workers across England and Wales who provide this type of service will be on strike on Monday and the 28th to demand better pay conditions. So the British Government declared Mobilization From about 1200 onwards Army soldiersWho will replace the strikers in these two days?
Asked about his own future in politics, Javid explained that it was necessary to take a break “for personal reasons, but also for family reasons”.
Javid also said that the electoral environment is very difficult for the conservatives who have ruled the country for 12 consecutive years. “If you look at the polls, it is clear The odds are against usI think everyone assumes that 🇧🇷; It seems difficult”.
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