NHS Waste Is ‘Moral and Economic Disaster’ for Britain
26th February 2026
Britain is facing “a social, moral and economic disaster” because billions of pounds are being wasted by the NHS, a former health minister has warned.
Lord Bethell said a doubling in NHS spending in the past 17 years had had “no impact” on the nation’s health, with outcomes getting worse for many and life expectancy flatlining.
The Conservative peer made the comments during a joint interview with Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, a former deputy chief medical officer (CMO), who said the health service was failing to address a “demographic timebomb”.
This is what happens with all government programs—witness the same result in America of throwing more money at public education. Government programs are a money sink in which any increase in funding creates a matching increase in waste, fraud, and abuse.