Hancock: Sis saved by NHS
HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has told how the NHS saved his sister after a horse-riding accident.
In his first speech in the post, he said Emily Gilrut, 41, spent four days in a coma with a severe head injury after a fall last May.
Mr Hancock said yesterday: “The NHS was there for us at one of our toughest moments as a family. Thanks to their care she has now recovered.”
But he refused to rule out scrapping NHS waiting times targets, saying: “We have to make sure [they’re] the very best for improving outcomes for patient care.”
Shadow Health Minister Justin Madders said it was a “betrayal” of patients.