Topic: Health
Green
Candidate
Commit to fully public, properly funded health and social care system. Reduce GP waiting times and invest £1.5 billion more in primary health care. Increase overall NHS spend by £8 billion per year, and capital investment of £20 billion over the next 5 years. Additional £3 billion for NHS dentistry, and guaranteed access for all. Mental health to be funded on equal footing as physical health. Immediate pay boost for NHS staff.
Labour
Candidate
Commit to cutting NHS waiting times with 40,000 more appointments every week. Improve cancer diagnosis and wait times by doubling the number of cancer scanners. A new Dentistry Rescue Plan, including recruitment of more NHS dentists. Increase access to mental health services by recruiting 8,500 additional mental health staff. Increased investment in primary care, including the training of thousands more GPs.
LibDem
Candidate
Commit to reducing primary care waiting times, by providing 8,000 more GPs so everyone can get an appointment within 7 days (24 hours for urgent issues). Guarantee access to an NHS dentist for all urgent and emergency care, and for children. Improve early access to mental health services. Boost cancer survival rates by guaranteeing treatment will start within two months of referral. Action on recruitment and retention of NHS staff, and on ambulance waiting times.
