Future of the NHS: Thousands share ideas to fix the health service

The government has received thousands of ideas to fix the NHS as the biggest ever conversation about the future of the health service reached the Midlands
last week.

More than 100 people from across the Midlands participated in the public debate in Wigston in Leicestershire on Saturday (23 November), sharing their experiences,
views and suggestions for delivering an NHS fit for the future.

Public health minister Andrew Gwynne and NHS England’s national director for urgent and emergency care Sarah-Jane Marsh attended the debate, inviting attendees’
opinions on NHS reform and how the government’s 10 Year Health Plan can help tackle disparities in the region.

Addressing the event, Gwynne said: “We can’t change the NHS and make it better without you.”

“When we say that the NHS is broken but not beaten, it’s not beaten because the staff are incredible, it is because the NHS is not where we need it to be.”