Labour’s health “mission”

The UK is heading towards a general election—expected sometime in 2024—and the Labour party is currently ahead in opinion polls on how the public would vote.12 A lot can change between now and then. But if the party finds itself in government, Labour says its policy agenda will be based on five “missions”—broad goals for improving the economy, clean energy, health, education, and the criminal justice system.3 The Labour leader, Kier Starmer, announced plans for his party’s health mission in a speech on 22 May.45The headline ambition is to “build an NHS fit for the future.” Starmer backs the core principles of the NHS but says it must reform to keep up with changing health needs, such as more people living with multiple chronic diseases, and new technology. Labour would target improvements in three areas: faster access to NHS services (such as shorter waits in emergency departments), improved survival rates…
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