More than 100 senior professionals write in a personal capacity outlining their view of how the NHS in England has fared under the coalition
After five years of a government which pledged to protect the NHS, this election campaign makes it timely to assess its stewardship, since 2010, of England’s most precious institution. Our verdict, as doctors working in and for the NHS, is that history will judge that this administration’s record is characterised by broken promises, reductions in necessary funding, and destructive legislation, which leaves health services weaker, more fragmented, and less able to perform their vital role than at any time in the NHS’s history.
In short, the coalition has failed to keep its NHS pledges.
Click on the link to read in full and the doctors who have put their name to the letter.
Pledge to protect the NHS … a Conservative party election poster from 2010
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