Cameron action pledge over NHS

12 April 2012

Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged to put the NHS at the centre of his policy platform.

Speaking at the Tory party conference, Mr Cameron stressed: "The NHS is vitally important to every family in this country. It certainly is to my family.

"I believe that the creation of the NHS is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century.

"The NHS is an expression of our values as a nation. It is a symbol of collective will, of social solidarity.

"I know the problems - turning up at A&E and the children's one is closed, waiting for a doctor when you are desperate with worry. It can be incredibly frustrating. But more often than not, it is an inspiration - thanks to the people who work in the NHS.

"For me it's not a question of saying the NHS is 'safe in my hands'. My family is so often in the hands of the NHS and I want them to be safe there.

"Tony Blair once explained his priority in three words - education, education, education. I can do it in three letters: NHS.

"We will serve and support the National Health Service. We will always support the NHS with the funding it needs. But we will make sure that money is well spent.

"Politicians have interfered in professional judgments and diminished professional responsibility. The waste of money in the NHS is nothing next to the waste of talent and energy and hope.

"So I make this commitment to the NHS and all who work in it - no more pointless reorganisations. Yes, change is necessary in the NHS. But the changes we want to make are based on our idea, social responsibility."

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