The prime minister’s own party is aghast at an accelerating health-care meltdown. Picture: HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
The tumult has prompted sharp criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis, with ministers, officials and MPs from inside Sunak’s own Conservative Party among those who voiced concerns to Bloomberg, on condition of anonymity. In a sign that Sunak is feeling the pressure to act on the NHS, he hosted a “recovery forum” at Downing Street on Saturday with healthcare officials, social care experts and clinicians that was first announced late on Friday. Sunak and his health ministers found the discussions “highly valuable for sharing ideas and best practices that could be spread nationwide to improve care for patients throughout the country”, a government spokesperson said in a statement after the meeting.
Instead of progress and agreement, ministers and officials are learning the hard way what an acute crisis in healthcare means for families. One government official revealed that Barclay and his team, in the post for months, have been meeting and exchanging letters with the families of people who recently died after receiving inadequate care. The experience has been crushing, the person said.
Several Tories accused Downing Street of failing to realise the scale of the NHS crisis over the Christmas period. At one point a group of officials suggested Sunak should hold an emergency press conference to address the public on the situation, showing he saw it as his top priority and announcing immediate steps to alleviate pressure on accident and emergency departments.
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