New figures, published today, reveal the staggering rise in NHS appointments, operations and tests at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS trust and around the country over the last year.
There were 1,049,508 appointments, operations and tests in the year to June 2025 – up 28,083 on the year to July 2024. Across the country there were 5.2m more – dramatically exceeding Labour’s manifesto pledge to deliver an extra 2m.
Following a year in which Labour has provided the NHS with a record £29 billion funding boost, including up to £10 billion for technology and digital transformation, we are now training and recruiting thousands more GPs. Through our 10 Year Health Plan, Labour has laid the foundations for the future of the NHS, shifting it from analogue to digital, from hospital to community, and from sickness to prevention.
Responding to the new figures, Labour’s Cllr Paul Bell, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care said;
“Through a Labour Council and Labour government working together we are delivering millions more appointments, recruiting thousands of additional GPs, providing extra funding, and implementing a comprehensive 10-year reform plan to ensure our health service is fit for the future. This is what we were elected to deliver for families in Lewisham, and that’s what we will achieve.
“The Tories left our NHS in crisis. Nigel Farage has supported ending an NHS that is free at the point of delivery. Only Labour can save the NHS here in Lewisham. We’ve done it before, and we are doing it again.”
Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting MP said;
“One year ago, I made a promise that we would deliver 2 million extra appointments in our first year – not only did we do this in just 5 months, but we have obliterated that target, carrying out over 5 million.
“That is testament to the relentless efforts of NHS staff across the country, alongside key reforms to get waiting times down for patients. Our 10 Year Health Plan will go even further, driving care out of our busy hospitals and into local communities as we deliver the radical transformation required to fix our broken health service.
“Earlier this week, I set out our vision for a more transparent NHS by publishing new league tables. Today we are continuing on that path with newly published cancer diagnosis data. It is only by shining a light on unacceptable disparities that we can tackle the postcode lottery of care. Our National Cancer Plan will set out how we will put the NHS back at the forefront of global cancer care.”