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Ed Miliband outlines £2.5bn funding boost 'to save NHS' Ed Miliband outlines £2.5bn funding boost 'to save NHS'
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Ed Miliband has said Labour would recruit 36,000 doctors, nurses, midwives and care workers, paid for partly by a tax on tobacco firms. Ed Miliband has said a future Labour government would pay for 36,000 more doctors, nurses and midwives, partly funded by a tax on tobacco firms.
The Labour leader told his party conference that the NHS would get a £2.5bn funding boost to "save and transform" the health service. The Labour leader told his conference the £2.5bn funding pledge to "save and transform" the NHS by 2020 would be the centrepiece of his plan for government.
It would be paid for by a windfall tax on tobacco firms, a "mansion tax" and a crackdown on corporate tax avoidance. It will be paid for by a "mansion tax", a crackdown on tax avoidance and a levey on tobacco firms' market share.
Labour's mission, he said, was to restore people's faith in the future. Labour's mission, he said, was to "restore people's faith in the future".
In his last conference address before next year's election, the Labour leader is setting out a 10-year plan for the future in his conference speech. In his last conference address before next year's election, the Labour leader set out a 10-year plan to build a "world-class Britain" and said the next eight months would be "an interview with the British public for one of the most important jobs in the country".
He said a future Labour government would provide for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more careworkers and 3,000 more midwives to help "save and transform" the NHS. In the 65-minute speech, he pledged to:
The £2.5bn "time to care" fund will be paid for: Mr Miliband said he would boost NHS funding without extra borrowing or asking working people to pay extra tax. The extra resources, he said, would provide for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more careworkers and 3,000 more midwives by 2020.
He said the NHS was "sliding backwards" under David Cameron, who he said "was not fit" to be prime minister. This would make it easier for people to get GP appointments, he said, improve the safety of hospital patients and improve home care.
"We are going to transform the NHS for the future. That is what the next Labour government will do and we will do it together," he said, adding that the extra funds would improve GP access and better preventative care. As well as the proceeds of the mansion tax, the "time to care" fund will be paid for by a crackdown on "tax avoidance" schemes used by hedge funds, expected to raise £1.1bn and requiring tobacco firms to contribute to the cost of treating smoking-related illnesses.
Mr Miliband said the £150m levy, which mirrors a measure introduced in the US in 2009, would target tobacco firms which make "soaring profits on the back of ill health".
He said the NHS was "creaking" under David Cameron who, he said, "was not fit" to be prime minister.
"The NHS is sliding backwards under this government," he said. "They are privatising and fragmenting it. Just think what it would look like after five more years of this government. It is not safe in their hands. We built the NHS, We saved the NHS... and we will transform the NHS for the future."
'Worst ever''Worst ever'
The Labour leader said David Cameron had no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder.The Labour leader said David Cameron had no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder.
Mr Miliband said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health".Mr Miliband said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health".
The Labour leader said David Cameron had no answer to falling living standards, a faltering NHS and young people struggling to get on the property ladder.
Deriding the coalition government as "not just mediocre but one of the worst ever", he said their time in office had brought people "five years of sacrifice but zero years of success".Deriding the coalition government as "not just mediocre but one of the worst ever", he said their time in office had brought people "five years of sacrifice but zero years of success".
Mr Miliband said millions of people "had lost faith in the future" and the fact 45% of voters in Scotland had voted for independence showed the country "was not in good health".
He said: "Can anyone build a better future for the working people of Britain?' That is the general election question.He said: "Can anyone build a better future for the working people of Britain?' That is the general election question.
"So many people have lost faith in the future. I've met young people who should have the brightest of futures who tell me their generation is falling into a black hole. People in England who think all politics is rubbish."So many people have lost faith in the future. I've met young people who should have the brightest of futures who tell me their generation is falling into a black hole. People in England who think all politics is rubbish.
"People in Scotland who wanted to leave our country because they felt they had nothing left to lose. "People in Scotland who wanted to leave our country because they felt they had nothing left to lose. Our task is to restore people's faith in the future. But the way to do it is not to break up our country. It is to break with the old way of doing things, break with the past."
"Our task is to restore people's faith in the future. But the way to do it is not to break up our country. It is to break with the old way of doing things, break with the past."
National goalsNational goals
He set out six national goals "not just for one year or one term of office, but a plan for the next 10 years: Britain 2025". Among Labour's six goals by 2025 are plans to boost the take-up of apprenticeships until they match the numbers going to university. The Labour leader also pledged to halve number of low-paid workers and to create a million new "green" technology jobs.
Among the six goals are plans to boost the take-up of apprenticeships until they match the numbers going to university.
The Labour leader also pledged to halve number of low-paid workers and to create a million new "green" technology jobs.
He said Labour wanted to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote. In another measure aimed at younger voters, he vowed to double the number of people getting on the property ladder by pledging to be build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020.He said Labour wanted to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote. In another measure aimed at younger voters, he vowed to double the number of people getting on the property ladder by pledging to be build 200,000 new homes a year by 2020.
Analysis by health correspondent Nick TriggleAnalysis by health correspondent Nick Triggle
It should come as no surprise that Labour looks like it is planning to make NHS spending a key part of the election battleground. It should come as no surprise that Labour is planning to make NHS spending a key part of the election battleground.
In the lead up to the 2010 election, the Conservatives made big play of its plans for health.In the lead up to the 2010 election, the Conservatives made big play of its plans for health.
Posters of David Cameron promising to "cut the deficit, not the NHS" were put up across the country. The commitment was not matched by Labour and they found themselves on the back foot.Posters of David Cameron promising to "cut the deficit, not the NHS" were put up across the country. The commitment was not matched by Labour and they found themselves on the back foot.
In government, the Conservatives kept to their promise - but only just.In government, the Conservatives kept to their promise - but only just.
During this parliament, the budget has increased by about 0.1% a year in England in real terms - and there is some debate about whether that rise actually ever reached the frontline.During this parliament, the budget has increased by about 0.1% a year in England in real terms - and there is some debate about whether that rise actually ever reached the frontline.
But that is a long way short of the rises the health service has traditionally got. Since it was created in 1948, the average increase has been more than 4% a year. Expect pledges on NHS spending from any of the parties to be meticulously poured over.But that is a long way short of the rises the health service has traditionally got. Since it was created in 1948, the average increase has been more than 4% a year. Expect pledges on NHS spending from any of the parties to be meticulously poured over.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said in his speech to conference on Monday that Labour would not borrow money to fund spending commitments.Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said in his speech to conference on Monday that Labour would not borrow money to fund spending commitments.
In his speech Mr Miliband is expected to say: "For Labour, this election is about you. You have made the sacrifices. You have taken home lower wages year after year. You have paid higher taxes. You have seen your energy bills rise. You have seen your NHS decline. You know this country doesn't work for you. In his speech Mr Miliband steered clear of the economy, saying: "For Labour, this election is about you. You have made the sacrifices. You have taken home lower wages year after year. You have paid higher taxes. You have seen your energy bills rise. You have seen your NHS decline. You know this country doesn't work for you.
"We can build that better future for you and your family, wherever you live in the United Kingdom, and this speech is about Labour's plan to do it: Labour's plan for Britain's future.""We can build that better future for you and your family, wherever you live in the United Kingdom, and this speech is about Labour's plan to do it: Labour's plan for Britain's future."
The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said some Labour activists wanted their leader to go "all guns blazing" and show more passion than in previous conference speeches - citing Gordon Brown's emotional defence of the UK during the Scottish referendum campaign.
Commenting after some details of Mr Miliband's speech emerged earlier on Tuesday, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: "Ed Miliband forgets that he was at the heart of a Labour government which had three terms, 13 years - and left Britain on its knees at the end of it."Commenting after some details of Mr Miliband's speech emerged earlier on Tuesday, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: "Ed Miliband forgets that he was at the heart of a Labour government which had three terms, 13 years - and left Britain on its knees at the end of it."
"A vote for Labour is a vote to put the recovery at risk, jobs at risk and the long-term future of our country at risk," he added."A vote for Labour is a vote to put the recovery at risk, jobs at risk and the long-term future of our country at risk," he added.
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