The following is a letter in this week's SNJ (January 16)
I WELCOME the new long term health plan, created by the NHS for the benefit of us all. The Prime Minister announced a ten year plan that has been developed by the NHS alongside a historic funding increase of £20.5 billion by 2023-24.
There will be a focus on prevention work, with £4.5bn being invested in primary and community care, supporting GPs, health visitors and community nurses.
The plan will also bring the services into the digital age, speed up diagnosis and improve treatment of serious conditions like cancer.
We are all rightly proud of our nurses, doctors and all the incredible NHS staff in Stroud and wider Gloucestershire.
There is a commitment to building up the NHS workforce and I will always champion the caring roles that are integral to the whole system (my mum is a nurse and would be on the phone if I didn’t!).
A good policy start to 2019.
Siobhan Baillie
Conservative parliamentary candidate
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