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NHS reform becomes election battleDate: 04/10/2007 09:34:45
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With NHS reform at the centre of party conference campaigning, the Conservative party this week set out its stall on how to manage public health services.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the Tory conference in Blackpool that the strength of UK cancer research should lead to a quicker uptake of new strategies in British hospitals, in order to remedy languishing survival rates.
"If we were to achieve European averages, we would save an extra 24 lives a day. If we achieve the best in Europe, we would save 95 lives a day from cancer," said Mr Lansley.
With recent reports showing very poor cancer survival rates proportional to British GDP, all parties will be keen to endorse new strategies for dealing with the disease, such as the early diagnosis and rapid treatment prescribed by the Tories.
Labour countered the Blackpool policy announcements with a pledge of its own to throw £100million into investment in innovation and technology.
The government also matched Conservative plans for decentralising the NHS control structure, promising local decision-making and more flexible access for those who wish to talk to a doctor outside of set hours.
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