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Labour announce major NHS pledge backed by Stephen Morgan

By 25 November 2019No Comments

Labour, the party who created the NHS, has once again shown that they are the only party willing to take action to secure its future. Supported by Stephen Morgan, Labour have announced a major funding pledge for our NHS. This will include:

– £26 billion (£40 billion in cash terms) for the NHS
– More funding to tackle growing waiting lists, A&E and improve cancer care
– Raising capital investment by £15 billion to clear repair bill, transform mental health wards, more state of art equipment especially MRI & CT scanners; Extra investment for mental health services to give it biggest priority ever
– £1 billion in staff training, bringing back bursary for 28,000 extra nurses, midwives, health visitors, 5,000 extra GPs
– £1 billion boost for public health to reverse public health cuts

Stephen is no stranger to standing up for our NHS services, he said:

“Since winning in the 2017 election I made every effort to advocate on behalf of staff and patients alike.

Helping to secure £58 m of funding for QA Hospital, pounding the wards with local NHS staff, grilling Mr Johnson over medicine shortages during PMQ’s and holding to account these responsible for the NHS dental practice closures. This is my record of delivery.

I have so much more to do and so much more to give, in order to that, I need to be continue fighting Portsmouth’s corner and being a voice for our city in Parliament.”

The funding plan comes as experts warn the NHS is heading into one of the worst winters ever with hospitals already reporting ‘black alerts’ with heart-breaking scenes of patients, often elderly, languishing on trolleys.

Stephen said:

“Labour created the NHS. It is only Labour who can ensure its legacy. Following a decade of Conservative and Lib Dem Government’s wantonly hacking bits off our most cherished service, it is high time we had a party that put people above profit.

That is why I am delighted that Labour have announced a £40 bn funding injection so that we can tackle long wait times at hospitals like QA, improve cancer care and tackle issues with A&E”