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The NHS Covid backlog is now the most serious for two decades. As @HSJEditor says we are seeing thousands of people waiting TWO YEARS for surgery for the first time in two decades. That is going to require a big short term increase in capacity: https://t.co/CX8WaR33aI — PolitiTweet.org

Yesterday I was asked to prepare a brief about the situation in the NHS for a senior (non-Gov) political figure, wh… https://t.co/WiEQKxUUgT

Posted July 19, 2021

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Then there is a new levy, perhaps set at around 1% of income. This could raise £6 bn+ immediately, actually more than the social care system needs or could cope with right away. But there is somewhere that does need that funding right away... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 19, 2021

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So the attraction of a Health and Social Care levy is it would fund the NHS backlog in the short term and desperately needed improvements in the social care system in the medium/longer term. It would also be transparent about the need for resources and capacity in both sectors. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 19, 2021