Don't weaponise the NHS The NHS is always a hot topic for political debate. People care about it, passionately. Our health service, for all its challenges, continues to command overwhelming public support – the polls show it’s what makes us most proud to be British. It’s understandable that, come election time, politicians will look to harness that popularity, inevitably casting themselves as champions and defenders of the NHS.
This political potency is often helpful for the NHS. But it becomes counter-productive when the NHS is used as a political weapon. Frontline NHS leaders are worried that is already starting to happen in this election. NHS Providers
See also:
This political potency is often helpful for the NHS. But it becomes counter-productive when the NHS is used as a political weapon. Frontline NHS leaders are worried that is already starting to happen in this election. NHS Providers
See also:
- Not just the NHS: manifestos need to consider other health and care priorities too King's Fund
- General Election 2019: Don't politicise health service - NHS boss BBC News
- General election 2019: Could the NHS be "up for sale"? BBC News
- General election 2019: NHS claims fact-checked BBC News
- Stop weaponising the NHS! Health service chiefs condemn Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson and warn them against making 'undeliverable promises' to win votes at the election The Daily Mail
- NHS trusts call on parties to avoid 'cheap political slogans' The Guardian
- ‘Don’t use NHS as a political football’, doctors tell MPs ahead of election Metro
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