The NHS is in an almighty mess but a surprising amount can be achieved at relatively little cost. First, we’ll fix the front door by cutting GP waiting times, which is causing dangerous delays in diagnosis. Secondly we’ll fix the back door, our social care service, so patients can benefit from residential care costing £700 a week instead of occupying a hospital bed costing £700 a day. We will also put mental health on the same footing as physical health.
West Sussex saw an alarming 42% rise in 4 week waits for GP appointments last year compared to 2022, according to House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats.
Horsham Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government’s new dental plan as figures show 133,376 children in Sussex had not been seen by an NHS dentist in 12 months.
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in Horsham’s nearest A&Es has risen by 210% compared with four years ago, Liberal Democrat analysis of House of Commons Library research reveals.
