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To: The Opposition Leader and Shadow Cabinet
Commit The Labour Party to the NHS
In order to give voters a clear choice at the 2015 General Election we urge The Labour Party to come out now and commit themselves in government that they will
1) repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012
2) reinstate the Secretary of State’s duty to provide health services that was formerly contained within the National Health Service Act 2006, Sections 1 and 3
3) subject all NHS bodies and bodies providing services for the NHS to ministerial direction
4) repeal the duty of autonomy and restore sufficient ministerial control over provision consistent with the Secretary of State’s overarching duty to provide health services to the whole of England
5) give Monitor an objective so that its purpose is to help deliver the NHS
Why is this important?
The public are in very real danger of losing the NHS as we have come to love it if the Conservatives retain power after May 2015.
The NHS at its very best is universally popular - across supporters of the main political parties. But only Labour has the chance to end the privatisation and marketization of our health care.
Were Labour to come out in support of the 5 Points in my Petition, they would enjoy cross-Party support and earn the right to rule.
