BY RYAN FLETCHER “”
Labour created the NHS, only Labour can save our NHS, only Labour truly respects the workers who now desperately need [reform]
Gail Cartmail, Unite AGS
Time for a better NHS
Eleven steps for NHS’ eleventh hour
More of what we want – more NHS staff and better, faster accessibility to health care for patients
“Labour created the NHS, only Labour can save our NHS, only Labour truly respects the workers who now desperately need (reform),” she added.
To fully fund public health services, Labour will implement a number of measures, including raising income tax for the top five per cent of earners as well as increasing tax on private medical insurance.
Measures will also be introduced to secure generic versions of patented medicines at affordable prices – including the creation of a new publicly-owned generic drugs manufacturer to supply better value medicines to the NHS.
Find out more VOTE 2019
Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said, “There are 4.4m waiting for treatment. 620,000 patients wait over 18 weeks. 79,000 operations were cancelled last year. The year before 18,000 children’s operations cancelled.
“This coming election is a fight for the future of our NHS. It’s a fight for each and every one of us in every community. A fight for a fully funded NHS, a National Care Service, an end to privatisation. More doctors, more nurses. The health of every child first. Free prescriptions. The best quality care for all. A public and universal NHS, this is what we strive for. The next Labour government will rebuild our NHS.”
23 uniteWORKS Winter 2019
• Re-instate, re-nationalise, restore a publicly administered, publicly accountable, comprehensive, universal National Health Service
• Guarantee fair pay and more staff training
• Bring back bursary to train 24,000 more nurses and midwives
• Block ‘backdoor privatisations’ through ‘Wholly Owned Subsidiaries’ (WHOs)
• Fully fund public health services
• Increase numbers of health visitors and school nurses
• Mental health to be given parity of importance
• Abolish all prescription charges in England
• End hospital car parking charges
• Expand GP training places to 5,000 a year helping deliver 27m extra appointments
• Create new, publicly-owned generic drugs manufacturer to supply cheaper medicines to NHS
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