Labour is launching its pivotal election pledge on the NHS on Tuesday, promising 36,000 more staff and the repeal of privatisation laws. It also promises to end the culture of 15-minute visits by care workers by recruiting an extra 5,000 care workers and changing to the incentive structure.
Labour said the number of days that patients were left in hospital beds because they could not be discharged was at a record high; in the past year, more than a million days were lost, adding £278m to the NHS bill.
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