It's been claimed that ministers have been “massaging” NHS figures to make hospital statistics look more flattering. As the health secretary Wes Streeting has been pointing to a reduction in hospital waiting lists, consultants have been paid to make it look like the health service was treating more people. An analysis of official NHS statistics has revealed that the drop in patients waiting to be seen was achieved only by removing thousands of patients from the waiting list through a process known as “validation”. The government denies any wrongdoing. Petrie wants to know if you've ever had to wait for an NHS appointment, and if so, how long?

Head of Health at the Institute for Public Policy, Seb Rees, goes over these findings and discusses the accuracy of them and the implications they have. Comedy Writer, Cody Dahler, believes this is nothing new and that fiddling with official figures is standard procedure. Petrie then hears your stories and hears how you've had to wait for appointments.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.