The Green Party has set out a package worth £30bn per year for the English National Health Service by 2030 – more than any other major political party. The result will see NHS frontline workers' salaries increased, guaranteeing rapid access to a GP and same day access in case of urgent need, and giving everyone access to an NHS dentist. A combined package that they say will restore the dignity of both staff and patients.
The package also includes an additional £20 billion a year commitment to social care to ensure dignity for those in need and to end the pressure on the NHS from a broken care system.
This £50 billion health and social care offer will sit alongside al £20bn capital investment to bring crumbling hospitals and outdated equipment up to modern standards.
Taken together they are part of a cast-iron Green guarantee to a fully funded fully public National Health Service. Green MPs will continue to fight the privatisation of the NHS at every stage – a commitment no other party is making.
Commenting, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said,
“Greens believe passionately in the NHS and we are the only party to be honest with the public that it’s going to cost money to nurse the NHS back to health after 14 years of Conservative damage.
“With the political will and a fairer, greener tax system we can offer real hope and real change for the NHS we all treasure.
The Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer added,
“We all know the importance of the NHS.
“But it is only the Greens who are offering a cast-iron guarantee to push back against the creeping privatisation of the NHS.
Green Party Health, Social Care and Public Health spokesperson and GP, Pallavi Devulapalli added,
“I’ve seen first-hand the impact years of underinvestment and managed decline has had on the NHS and the service received by the patients.
“It breaks my heart when patients come into my surgery and I know they won’t get the care they need in a timely manner.
“But it doesn’t have to be like this.
“With the political will we can have an NHS that puts the patient first and ensures world beating quality of care.
“But for this to happen we need the investment and that’s why I am so proud of The Green Party for being honest and brave enough to say not just what needs to happen, but how we can afford to make it happen.
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