article_snippet: Look, I think this is going to be common-sense thing that people will think is the right thing to do.
article_snippet: I hope other parties adopt this because it's the right thing to do for the future of our NHS.'
article_snippet: It's that people end up having the option of either waiting for an unacceptably long time or having to go private - that that becomes the offer on the table for people. '
article_snippet: So I think there is a real fear that that becomes the option for people and you don't have a health service that is properly serving people
article_snippet: then you’ll put our NHS at risk.
article_snippet: this risks higher infection rates, higher waiting times and chaos for our NHSNHS.