Beautifully Explained, Allison

What is the NHS doing with our £136bn?

The cancer catastrophe is fast becoming one of the biggest avoidable tragedies of modern times and urgent action must be taken

ALLISON PEARSON. DT.23 August 2022 • 6:27pm

Because we did as we were told last time and stayed at home to support the NHS, the Office for National Statistics says there are now at least 1,000 more deaths than usual every week CREDIT: Liam McBurney/PA Archive

August seems a tad early for the NHS winter crisis but, apparently, it’s never too soon to start warning people not to use their health service. To be fair, we only spend £136 billion a year on it and they have got one of the world’s biggest bureaucracies to look after, fleets of luxury cars to subsidise for staff etc, so it would be entirely unreasonable to expect any treatment. You do have to marvel, though, at the brass neck of those who are planning a campaign which will urge the public to avoid A&E....