Already millions more people can see a GP 7 days a week, from 8am-8pm, but by 2020 we want this for everyone. A Conservative Government will now go further, with hospitals properly staffed, so that the quality of care is the same every day of the week. We will restore your right to access a specific, named GP – something that Labour abolished. We will ensure that your family doctor appointments and repeat prescriptions are routinely available online, wherever you live. And we will guarantee same-day GP appointments for all over 75s who need them.

We are putting things right. We protected the NHS budget. Our doctors and nurses are now doing over a million more operations each year than in 2010. Our Cancer Drugs Fund has given more than 60,000 people access to life-saving drugs. We have doubled funding for dementia research. Hospital infections have halved. An independent think tank, the Commonwealth Fund, has found that under the Conservatives the NHS has become the best healthcare system of any major country. And patients are reporting the highest levels of satisfaction for years.

Stephen McPartland said, “Locally we are very lucky to have the Lister Hospital, which is quickly becoming a centre of clinical excellence. I am proud of the £150 million investment I have secured from the Government, which is transforming our local hospital into one of the most modern and advanced facilities in the UK. The QEII is also being rebuilt, but it is the staff who make the real difference. They work hard on a daily basis and are part of a team that saves lives on a daily basis. Our GP surgeries are offering a variety of options for local people and I am excited about the prospect of working with them to deliver a truly 7 day a week NHS.”

Since 2010, there are nearly 9,500 more doctors in the NHS, over 6,900 more nurses and more than 2,100 more midwives in the NHS. The Conservatives will have increased spending on the NHS by over £7 billion in real terms over the past five years. We are now committing to increasing health spending in real terms by a minimum of £8 billion over the next five years. You can only have a properly-funded NHS if you have a strong economy.

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