The NHS in England is paying to send British patients to Europe as waiting lists reach new heights. With £4.32 million spent, Poland leads as the top destination for treatments courtesy of your taxes. Health Secretary Wes Streeting claims the government "inherited" a fractured NHS but promises reforms—because promises solve everything, right?
While the Health Secretary touts improvements, Brits are hopping across borders for treatments like hip replacements and cancer surgeries. When access to local care is a luxury, medical trials become your new European vacation. Bureaucrats twiddle thumbs as inequalities brew in a system in need of repair.