"We have to fix the pipelines before we can turn on the taps," Starmer said in a speech at the King's Fund, a health think tank in London. "So listen to me when I say this."
Lord Ara Darzi, a former Labor peer and surgeon, published a scathing, government-commissioned report earlier in the day after completing a nine-week independent investigation into the state of the NHS. He said the country's health service was in a "dire state" and a "serious crisis".
Among their key findings is that UK accident and emergency (A&E) services are in a "terrible state", with longer waiting times likely to lead to 14,000 extra deaths each year. He also said that the UK has a higher cancer death rate than other countries.
Starmer described Darzi's report as a "raw and honest assessment" of the NHS. He also criticized the previous Conservative government for "breaking" the healthcare system and said, "People have a right to be angry," Xinhua news agency reported.
"Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen from an all-time high since the last Labor government left office to an all-time low today," he said. Starmer's Labor Party came to power in early July after a landslide victory in the British general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule.
The Prime Minister promised a 10-year plan to fix the NHS. He outlined the government's three priorities for reform: a greater focus on digital technology, a greater emphasis on primary care and a greater commitment to prevention.
Lord Ara Darzi, a former Labor peer and surgeon, published a scathing, government-commissioned report earlier in the day after completing a nine-week independent investigation into the state of the NHS. He said the country's health service was in a "dire state" and a "serious crisis".
Among their key findings is that UK accident and emergency (A&E) services are in a "terrible state", with longer waiting times likely to lead to 14,000 extra deaths each year. He also said that the UK has a higher cancer death rate than other countries.
Starmer described Darzi's report as a "raw and honest assessment" of the NHS. He also criticized the previous Conservative government for "breaking" the healthcare system and said, "People have a right to be angry," Xinhua news agency reported.
"Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen from an all-time high since the last Labor government left office to an all-time low today," he said. Starmer's Labor Party came to power in early July after a landslide victory in the British general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule.
The Prime Minister promised a 10-year plan to fix the NHS. He outlined the government's three priorities for reform: a greater focus on digital technology, a greater emphasis on primary care and a greater commitment to prevention.
