Protecting & Improving the NHS
8 Mar 2010
We will make it illegal to allow a doctor to
work in the UK for the first time without
passing robust language and competence
tests.
We will ensure that local GPs provide
out-of-hours care.
It's wrong that local hospitals can be
closed without the communities affected
having any real say. We will give people
the power to take control over their local
NHS through elected health boards.
We will integrate health and social care
to give a seamless service, ending bureaucratic
barriers, and saving money to
allow people to stay in their homes for
longer.