Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Health education
GP Increased investment in preventable ill-health
BNP More emphasis placed on healthy living with greater understanding of sickness prevention through physical
exercise, a healthier environment and improved diets
GP Promotion of cycling and walking to school, and healthy school meals
NHS staff
BNP Raising pay levels for health staff
UKIP Reintroduction of matrons and locally run, clean hospitals
BNP Increase of staff and bed numbers
Lib Introduction of a national test to make sure everyone who works in the NHS can speak English to a good level
Maternity care
Con Give mothers the choice over where to have their baby, with NHS funding following their choices, and allow
new providers to deliver maternity care – especially services like ante– and post-natal support
Lib Invest in maternity services
Con Would introduce local 'maternity networks'
Dentistry
Con Introduce a new dentistry Contract that will tie newly-qualified dentists into the NHS for five years
Con Allow dentists to fine people who Consistently miss appointments.
Con Stop paying dentists for unnecessary appointments
Disabled
Con Preserve disability living allowance and attendance allowance and give patients with chronic illnesses or a
long–term Condition access to a single budget that combines their health and social care funding
GP's
Con Link GPs' pay to the quality of the results they deliver
Lib Ensure everyone has the right to register with the GP that's most Convenient to them
Lib Would increase GPs pay to provide healthcare to patients in deprived areas with the worst health, paid for
by rebalancing the pay system across the board
NHS Direct
Con Would reform NHS Direct and introduce a single number for every kind of urgent care
Con Give access to a doctor or nurse when the local family doctor's surgery isn't open