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Future of Britain Conference: Wes Streeting event; Part 3 ENGLAND: London: INT Wes Streeting MP (Health Secretary) question and answer session with host Jon Sopel SOT. HOW WILL YOU FIX THE NHS We need to rethink our role in Government This is no longer simply a public services appointment, but it is a economic growth department, we need to recognise that we need to get people back to work, in better health This will enable them to contribute more to the economy We can also be a powerhouse for the medtech industry in the UK and across the world I am now responsible for one of the largest workforces in the whole world, we can be drivers of economic growth across the country We can be drivers of economic growth in every part of the country when we set out as our number 1 mission for government Not just faster growth, but equitable growth and prosperity shared by all. So and that is a major shift in mindset. It's a rethinking of the role of the department. It also means that the tough messages I've delivered in opposition are not going to change now we're in government. It also means ending the begging bowl culture, where the only interaction the Treasury has social care is.