A READING MP joined residents from Reading West and Mid Berkshire to contribute to the government’s national conversation about the future of our NHS.
Olivia Bailey, MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, was also joined by by Aylesbury MP Laura Kyrke-Smith, the government’s Health Mission lead.
At the workshop, held in Calcot, residents shared their experiences of using the NHS, as well as their ideas for how to improve it.
It comes after the Royal Berkshire Hospital project was delayed until 2035-39 following a review by the government.
Olivia Bailey MP said, ‘We all know the challenges facing the NHS after 14 years of mismanagement and decline under the Conservatives–whether it’s struggling to get a GP appointment, or being stuck on an NHS waiting list.
‘So, I am very grateful to the residents who shared their experiences and their ideas on the future of the NHS at the consultation event – it was a really thoughtful conversation with lots of interesting ideas.’
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “the NHS is going through the worst crisis in its history. But while the NHS is broken, it’s not beaten–together, we can fix it.
‘Whether you use the NHS or work in it, you see first-hand what’s great, but also what isn’t working. We need your ideas to help turn the NHS around.
‘In order to save the things we love about the NHS, we need to change it. Our 10 Year Health Plan will transform the NHS to make it fit for the future, and it will have patients’ and staff’s fingerprints all over it.
‘I urge everyone to go to Change.NHS.uk today and help us build a health service fit for the future.’
More information about the petition is available via: change.nhs.uk
