Manifesto

Labours views on health

Labour's governance has allowed for “big investments” in cancer and cardiac services from which “we have already seen benefits…in relation to premature death rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer

Patients will receive cancer test results within 1 week of referral
Patients will have to wait a maximum of 18 weeks from referral by their general practitioner (GP) for treatment otherwise the National Health Service will fund private treatment
Preventive health-care routine check-ups will be introduced for all aged over 40 years
One-to-one dedicated nursing for all cancer patients
The right for patients to choose a GP who is open at evenings and weekends
Access to psychological therapy for those in need

Conservatives manifesto on health
Scrap all politically motivated targets within the National Health Service (NHS)
Increased access to NHS performance data online
Improve cancer and stroke survival rates
Stop forced closure of emergency departments and maternity wards
Enable patients to rate their health care (hospitals and staff)
Set up a cancer fund
Allow patients to choose any health-care provider that meets NHS standards
Allow patients to be in charge of their own health records
Open up NHS to new independent and voluntary sector providers
Link general practitioners' pay to the quality of results they deliver
Turn the Department of Health into a Department of Public Health to promote good health and the prevention of illness
Increase access to talking therapies
Liberal democrats manifesto on health
Cut the size of the Department of Health
Scrap Strategic Health Authorities and restrict bonuses to top National Health Service (NHS) managers
NHS—improve hospital discharge, do maximum number of outpatient procedures, reduce delays before operations, and when possible move consultations into the community
Integrate health and social care, allowing people to stay in their homes rather than going into hospital or long-term residential care
Establish an independent commission to develop proposals for the long-term care of elderly people
Prioritise dementia research
Improve access to counselling for people with mental health problems
Reduce ill health and crime caused by excessive drinking
Improve access to general practitioners (GP) out of hours
Allow patients to choose and register with GPs in any area
Reward system for GPs who accept patients in areas with poor health and deprivation scores
Give local health boards the freedom to commission services for local people
Make it illegal for local heath boards to allow a doctor to work in the UK without passing robust language and competence tests
All the parties say that they will reduce NHS administration by a third and pledge to protect frontline staff.