Building an NHS fit for the future was one of Labour’s five missions for government that we put forward in our manifesto at the general election. In our first week in office, we are taking steps to achieve this mission by addressing the junior doctors strikes we inherited from the Conservatives.
The government has hit the reset button on relations between the government and junior doctors by actually getting in the room to try and come to a resolution over pay and conditions so that junior doctors can get back to doing what they want to do: carry out vital, life-saving work. In this way, Labour is already delivering for towns like Oldham across Britain.
On Tuesday, I spoke with Kay Burley on Sky News about this, along with what Labour is going to do to cut waiting lists and remodel the health service towards prevention, thereby making outcomes better for both staff and patients.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 