Cornetto - That JBM thread is illuminating and so frustrating.
These segments jumped out to me -
"You can’t run hospitals like a "just in time" operation, keeping spare capacity to a minimum.
You might be able to plan and schedule elective appointments, but you can’t plan and schedule emergency arrivals. They require a healthy amount of spare capacity"
"Outdated IT systems are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to chronic under-investment in the long-term of the NHS
While UK spends a similar share of GDP on healthcare vs peer countries, this overwhelmingly goes on short-term, neglecting both preventive and social care...
and also under-investing in infrastructure, leaving British hospitals far more poorly-resourced than those of peer countries"
I just don't see the will to tackle these issues.
The Conservatives have wasted so much time covering up for Johnson's personal failures, the party scandals & corruption. They've busied themselves distracting voters with the National Trust, BBC licence etc. They haven't had the desire or possibly bandwidth to engage with the more serious long term issues.
I don't see this changing with Truss.