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Coming from an NHS family, ensuring the NHS is secure for the future is personal to me. That's why I've got a clear plan to cut waiting lists and deliver a faster, simpler and fairer NHS for patients. Whilst there's much more work to do, I'm pleased that we've cut waiting lists for 6 months consecutively. This hasn't happened by accident - it's because of the incredible work of our NHS staff and the record levels of investment - at over £164.9 billion. That is 13% higher in real terms than in 2019 and by over a third higher in real terms since 2010. But I know we need to go further - and that's why I will take bold action needed to secure a more prosperous NHS. Today, I'm building on our progress by investing in 50 new Community Diagnostic Centres, 250 new and modernised GP practices, and a further expansion in Pharmacy First which will save an additional 10 million GP appointments. Only the Conservatives have a clear plan to secure the NHS’ future, ensuring that you can be safe in the knowledge that the NHS will be there for you and your family when you need it.

In response to your commitment to the future of the NHS, I commend the efforts to reduce waiting lists and the significant investments being made. However, I believe a comprehensive approach to healthcare must also include robust preventive measures. Prevention is better than cure. What is your plan to reduce the prevalence of high fat, sugar, and salt products that are negatively impacting public health and increasing NHS costs? Despite the positive steps taken, these issues continue to undermine the progress made by public health initiatives. Furthermore, why have the food labelling regulations, promised by your party, not been implemented? Clear labelling is crucial in empowering consumers to make healthier choices and reduce the burden on our healthcare system. To truly secure the NHS’s future, we must invest not only in treatment but also in prevention. This dual approach will ensure that we address both the symptoms and the root causes of health issues affecting our population. The Inequalities have grown since 2000. How will you reduce that in the next 5 years?

Ten pharmacies are closing every week on average due to a 30% shortfall in real terms since 2015. The Government report from the Health and Social Care Committee that details this was just released less than two weeks ago. They found that the community pharmacy contractual framework is not fit for purpose and that the funding does not even allow enough to cover the basic cost of medicines. How do you plan to expand pharmacy services even further when we are so short of adequate funding?

Do read this Care Opinion Annual Review 2023-24 - there is much learning here for all who work in the NHS from compliments as well as complaints. And so good to see the excellent NHS Lothian figures: Subscription members: 321; Number of stories told: 482; Number of responses: 698; Response rate: 99.17%; Story reads: 56,695 timesandd Percentage of stories are entirely positive: 71% are positive. #nhs #complaints #compliments

👇👇 This is a vital consultation for what the #NHS will look like in the future. Please do take the time to read and respond. We need a service that meets the needs of all and takes on the future challenges head on to deliver that service in the best way possible, engaging with new technology and improving #patientsafety across the health and social care system #darzi #10yearplan

NHS staff know the challenges facing the NHS better than anyone. We want to have the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS. We want to hear what's working, what's not and your ideas for change. Have your say and help us shape the future of the NHS. ➡️ https://change.nhs.uk

✨ This survey about the future of the NHS is so important! ✨ Please complete the survey and share widely, it's open to everyone In addition to the survey there are opportunities for feeding back more detailed experiences as a member of the public, as a member of staff or as an organisation, and they are asking for your ideas of how the health and care system needs to change #OurNHS #NHS #10YearPlan #ChangeNHS #StartWithPeople

We want to have the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS. We want to hear what's working, what's not and your ideas for change. Have your say and help us shape the future of the NHS. ➡️ https://change.nhs.uk #makethechangeyouwanttosee

The NHS is in urgent need of substantial reform, and this can begin with our thoughts and ideas. I believe that everyone should contribute their suggestions, no matter how simple or seemingly unattainable they may seem. After all, every innovation starts with a simple thought! #NHS #FutureofNHS