Sky News analysis of NHS England figures when David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson took power shows that to put the health service back on target, Liz Truss must succeed where her predecessors failed.
As Liz Truss becomes prime minister, the NHS in England is at historically catastrophic levels on virtually every assessable measure.The last prime minister to inherit a health service that met any these targets was David Cameron, 12 years ago.
Trolley waits of more than four hours used to be rare, but became more common through the 2010s and have doubled since the pandemic. Like A&E waits, it slipped throughout the 2010s - nearly doubling in the time between Mr Cameron and Mr Johnson moving into No 10. It has nearly doubled again since the pandemic.The"waiting list" - the number of people who have been referred for treatment by a consultant but have not yet started that treatment, is at an all-time high. No leader has inherited a waiting list shorter than their predecessor since Gordon Brown was replaced by David Cameron.
"Hospitals that failed to achieve key targets were rated zero and publicly 'named and shamed' as failing. The possible sanction on hospital chief executives was losing their jobs. "There are severe staff shortages across the NHS with a staggering 132,000 jobs across the health system left unfilled, and many more across social care."
The number of staff employed at GPs increased under both Theresa May and Mr Johnson, but the number of GPs barely changed. The number of appointments has risen but it isIf Ms Truss is going to deliver on her promises in time for the next election, she must turn around 12 years of decline in the next two.
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