NHS waiting lists likely to rise despite private sector expansion, minister says

NHS waiting lists are predicted to increase before they can be improved as the UK government turns to the private sector to address record levels of patient backlog. Health Minister Maria Caulfield has confessed that the current figure of 7.47 million patients awaiting treatment will worsen before it gets better. The government announced its plans to involve greater private sector participation in the NHS and ease restrictions on NHS contract awards as a solution.