Miliband attacks “chaos, confusion and damage” of Cameron’s NHS tinkering

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Labour leader Ed Miliband will go on the attack over the coalition's ill thought out NHS reforms today - as the prime minister and health secretary seek to defend those reforms.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will go on the attack over the coalition’s ill thought out NHS reforms today – as the prime minister and health secretary seek to defend those reforms. David Cameron will deliver a key note speech in which he will commit to “five guarantees” on the future of the health service, while Andrew Lansley will address parliament on the reforms.

At his monthly press conference this morning, the Leader of the Opposition will say:

“David Cameron is the first PM in history to set out five pledges to protect the NHS from his own policies, yet he has already broken two of them. The number of people waiting 18 weeks for treatment has gone up. He has not protected the health service budget.

“He has spent a year mismanaging the NHS. The consequence is chaos, confusion and damage to patient care.

“Hundreds of millions of pounds which should have been used for patient care are being wasted on handing out redundancy notices to staff from PCTs – staff who may now have to be rehired.

Yesterday, the Telegraph revealed Mr Cameron’s five guarantees, which were to keep waiting lists low; maintain spending; not to privatise the NHS; to keep care integrated; and to remain committed to the “national” part of the National Health Service.

Left Foot Forward will have reaction and analysis of the latest developments on the health reforms debate later today.

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18 Responses to “Miliband attacks “chaos, confusion and damage” of Cameron’s NHS tinkering”

  1. rhys Hughes

    Gosh, these Tories responging on here are so witty, so erudite, we will have to bend under the weight of their intelect…

    Oh PS I have never voted Labour.

  2. George McLean

    @7. Rhys Hughes

    I used to vote Labour and was an active member, but left over Iraq and haven’t voted for them since. I’m a socialist, and agree that what this thread is missing so far is a critique of Cameron’s five pledges. But I can’t resist a pun any more than I can resist responding to Citizen Mouse. And, anyway, shouldn’t your comment read “intellect”? Lighten up! 🙂

  3. Shady

    “Gosh, these Tories responging on here are so witty, so erudite, we will have to bend under the weight of their intelect…”

    There are two l’s in intellect…

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