A&E doctor's emotional plea to Sir Keir Starmer over 'national scandal' - as thousands of patients die
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVulnerable, elderly patients waiting more than a day for a bed; patients at the end of their lives dying in A&E while they’re waiting for a bed to pass away in dignity; and an estimated ‘2,000 excess deaths in November’ alone.
Silence fell as a Greater Manchester consultant laid bare the grave state of the NHS before Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. The opposition leader visited the Manchester Evening News offices this week ahead of a widely expected election later this year.
The Labour leader took part in a Q&A session, with school children, charity workers, and some of Manchester's foremost campaigners - such as Figen Murray, the mother of Martyn Hett, killed in the Manchester Arena bombing - in the audience.
Among the wide-ranging topics – from the dangers of drill music to cracking down on knife crime – Sir Keir was faced with the stark reality of one of Greater Manchester’s experienced A&E consultants telling him that after almost three decades in emergency medicine, they know ‘the system is truly broken’. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
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