'Hell of a lot more to do to improve NHS

HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting has admitted he has a long way to go to fix the NHS - despite meeting a manifesto pledge to deliver two million more appointments.

- Steph Spyro

The Royal College of Physicians has urged hospitals to ensure patients are no longer treated in temporary care areas such as corridors and waiting room chairs.

But Mr Streeting said there is "a lot done, a hell of a lot more to do".

And he added: "I wish I could sit here now and tell you that, by next Christmas, there will be no one waiting on a trolley in a corridor.

"I can't make that promise. But what I can tell you is we will deliver year-on-year improvement, and I'm determined to see an end to that kind of corridor care."