What are our MPs going to do about the crisis in the NHS?

 

As you may know, EveryDoctor ran an emergency meeting for MPs about the NHS on 22nd January. We did this because the NHS is in a state of absolute emergency.

A and E departments are under huge strain, many NHS trusts have been declaring critical incidents in recent weeks, and hospital bed pressures are extremely high. We do not feel that Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting are doing enough to safeguard patient lives and support NHS staff at present, and are hoping to work with parliamentarians to encourage the government to take immediate action to improve the situation.

 

EveryDoctor’s emergency meeting was very well-attended after thousands of people invited their MP along, and overall 104 MPs offices were involved. MPs either attended the online meeting themselves, a staff member attended in their place, or they received the accompanying briefing document written by the EveryDoctor team.

 

We are grateful towards the 104 MPs who have engaged so far, but we now need to clarify what their next steps will be. We also need to reach out to the other 546 MPs, to ask what they are doing about the emergency facing the NHS. It takes just a minute to send your letter...