The NHS “unquestionably” wastes money, Wes Streeting said after a damning report concluded the health service is “in serious trouble”.

A landmark report by Lord Darzi, a surgeon and former health minister, found the NHS is in a “critical condition” with surging waiting lists, poor cancer performance and a struggle to access care.

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, will deliver a speech later this morning to set out his plan for a major overhaul and he will warn the NHS must “reform or die”. 

Mr Streeting, the Health Secretary, was asked this morning if he believed the health service was wasting money and he told Times Radio: “Yes, unquestionably and so do people in the NHS think that too.” 

Asked if there were too many managers in the health service, he replied: “The jury is out on that. Darzi says no and I have to take that seriously even though it is politically uncomfortable. I do think that we need to make sure that we have got the right managers in the right places doing the right things.” 

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