Neil MacGillivray: The govt's plan for health and social care may not be so generous

The need to find extra funding for the NHS and social care has been an issue previous governments have procrastinated over for many years. Covid-19, however, has brought matters to a head and forced the current incumbents into action. Before the pandemic, nine out of 10 patients in England waited fewer than 25 weeks for treatment, but this has now increased to 44 weeks. The number of NHS patients waiting for tests, surgery and routine treatment is at a record high of 5.5 million and could potentially reach 13 million over the next few years unless action is taken. In relation to socia...