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Labour to set out plan to 'save' NHS after Miliband pledge | Labour to set out plan to 'save' NHS after Miliband pledge |
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Labour is to give more details of its plan for the NHS, after Ed Miliband's pledge to "save and transform" it. | Labour is to give more details of its plan for the NHS, after Ed Miliband's pledge to "save and transform" it. |
As Labour's conference continues later, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham will explain what a £2.5bn annual funding boost will mean for patients. | As Labour's conference continues later, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham will explain what a £2.5bn annual funding boost will mean for patients. |
Mr Miliband has been criticised for not mentioning the budget deficit during Tuesday's keynote speech. Aides later said he forgot to deliver that section. | Mr Miliband has been criticised for not mentioning the budget deficit during Tuesday's keynote speech. Aides later said he forgot to deliver that section. |
Chancellor George Osborne said omitting the deficit was "extraordinary". | Chancellor George Osborne said omitting the deficit was "extraordinary". |
Mr Miliband, who spoke for more than an hour without the help of an auto-cue, said his government would provide for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more care workers and 3,000 more midwives by 2020. | Mr Miliband, who spoke for more than an hour without the help of an auto-cue, said his government would provide for 20,000 more nurses, 8,000 more GPs, 5,000 more care workers and 3,000 more midwives by 2020. |
He said the "time to care" fund would be paid for by: | He said the "time to care" fund would be paid for by: |
But BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said it was "not yet clear" what Labour's £2.5bn pledge would mean for the NHS. | But BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said it was "not yet clear" what Labour's £2.5bn pledge would mean for the NHS. |
"The coalition government has actually increased the budget by a similar amount in cash terms, but that only equates to 0.1% rises each year in real terms once you factor in inflation," he said. | "The coalition government has actually increased the budget by a similar amount in cash terms, but that only equates to 0.1% rises each year in real terms once you factor in inflation," he said. |
'Can't fix economy' | 'Can't fix economy' |
Setting out his 10-year plan to build a "world-class Britain" at the Manchester conference, Mr Miliband promised to raise the minimum wage by £1.50 an hour by 2020 and give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote. | Setting out his 10-year plan to build a "world-class Britain" at the Manchester conference, Mr Miliband promised to raise the minimum wage by £1.50 an hour by 2020 and give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote. |
He also said Britain under Labour would be building 200,000 homes a year by 2020, and by 2025 he wanted as many young people taking apprenticeships as currently go to university. | He also said Britain under Labour would be building 200,000 homes a year by 2020, and by 2025 he wanted as many young people taking apprenticeships as currently go to university. |
But aides said the Labour leader forgot to deliver key parts of his speech - one in which he was to promise to "deal with our nation's debts" and another on immigration. | But aides said the Labour leader forgot to deliver key parts of his speech - one in which he was to promise to "deal with our nation's debts" and another on immigration. |
Responding to this, Mr Osborne tweeted: "Ed Miliband didn't mention the deficit once. Extraordinary. If you can't fix the economy you can't fund the NHS." | Responding to this, Mr Osborne tweeted: "Ed Miliband didn't mention the deficit once. Extraordinary. If you can't fix the economy you can't fund the NHS." |
Shadow health minister Liz Kendall said: "It was an hour-long speech and things always change in the delivery. | Shadow health minister Liz Kendall said: "It was an hour-long speech and things always change in the delivery. |
"I don't think anybody in the shadow cabinet is under any illusions about the scale of the challenge we face with the deficit, how we need to live within our means as a country, how we need to balance the books." | "I don't think anybody in the shadow cabinet is under any illusions about the scale of the challenge we face with the deficit, how we need to live within our means as a country, how we need to balance the books." |
She said shadow chancellor Ed Balls had set out a range of Labour economic policies in his speech on Monday. | She said shadow chancellor Ed Balls had set out a range of Labour economic policies in his speech on Monday. |
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