Sir Keir Starmer will unveil Labour's plan for the future of the NHS this week Ambulance response times, junk food advertising, smoking and vaping are all expected to form a central part of the vision ⬇️ Here's what you need to know
is expected to be the key battleground at next year’s general election, but Labour said it is not looking to raise taxes to fund urgent improvements.programme about Labour’s ambition for the biggest transformation of the NHS since 1945 and whether the party is looking to raise taxes, shadow health minister Liz Kendall said “no” before referring to the need for “a joined-up workforce plan there.”
Successive Tory Governments have promised to publish a long-term workforce strategy for the NHS but it is yet to materialise. The plan is expected to set out many staff are needed over the next five, 10 and 15 years to ensure the health service stops lurching from one crisis to the next.and will also be looking at levies on unhealthy foods. “We do want to see a ban on junk food advertising targeted at children and young people,” she said.
Meanwhile, shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Labour will go “a lot further” than the Government has on smoking and vaping. Asked whether he would consider minimum pricing for alcohol if Labour wins the election on the BBC’sprogramme, Mr Streeting said: “There are a number of things we are looking at in relation to prevention measures, public health measures. We want to make sure that we’re not just living longer, but living more healthfully for longer.
“Teachers reporting children showing signs of nicotine addiction in the classroom. I think it’s outrageous the way these irresponsible industries behave.”
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