Labour: Cameron must rewrite legislation
John Healey, shadow health secretary, calls for Cameron to fundamentally rewrite NHS legislation:
“The Future Forum report is a demolition job on the Tory-led government’s misjudgements and mishandling of the NHS over the past year.
“The big test is for David Cameron and whether he will fundamentally rewrite his NHS legislation and give up the long-term Tory plan to turn the NHS into a full-scale market.
“We will judge the Prime Minister on what he does, not what he says.
“The Future Forum has confirmed the deep concerns of NHS staff, patients and the public. Professor Field tells of the ‘fear and mistrust expressed by many patients and staff we met’.
“I welcome the report, which reflects many of the arguments Labour has been making since the autumn, and which have been opposed by the Tories and Lib Dems to date.
“What Professor Field recommends can largely be achieved without the government’s legislation and without David Cameron’s high-risk and high-cost reorganisation.”
