Conservative Party general election manifesto 2019: health and social care analysis
This briefing assesses the key commitments in the Conservative Party manifesto against the issues that concern NHS Confederation members.
The Conservative Party has published its manifesto, including a series of commitments on the future of the NHS and social care system.
This briefing assesses the key commitments against the issues that NHS Confederation members - the organisations that plan, commission and provide NHS services - told us they are most concerned about.
Key points
- Confirmation of £34 billion per year by the end of the next Parliament in additional funding for the NHS, with a commitment that this money will go to frontline services.
- Commitment to build and fund 40 new hospitals over the next ten years. This is in addition to the 20 hospital upgrades announced in the summer.
- 50,000 more nurses by the end of the next Parliament. However, the NHS Confederation has concerns about how realistic this commitment is, with a lack of detail in the manifesto about how it will be achieved.
- A continuation of the direction set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, with a commitment to enshrine many aspects of it into law.
The NHS Confederation has completed similar briefings for all of the main parties ahead of the 2019 General Election.
