27 June 2008
Scaremongering Conservatives Threaten Improved Health
Barbara White was at the forefront of the successful campaign to Save King George hospital and now she is campaigning for better health services in the community. Barbara says
“Thanks to Labour there is much more investment in our health service locally and nationally. The new state of the art Loxford Health Centre will open next year. I am pleased that four more health centres/polyclinics are planned for our borough including one at Gants Hill.”
This additional investment means extra capacity including x-ray and diagnostic facilities in the community - more GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals, more appointments, and longer and more convenient opening hours from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.
The national Tories would reverse the agreement Labour has secured for evening and weekend GP opening hours. Now local Tories are running a scaremongering campaign opposing local health centres. There can be only one conclusion: Tory medicine makes you sick.
