Health Management and Policy Alert

General election 2019 polling for the Health Foundation: public perceptions of the NHS and social care

The Health Foundation -
This Ipsos MORI survey was commissioned by the Health Foundation for the 2019 General Election. It suggests that people are willing to pay more tax to maintain and improve health and social care. The public also highlighted a lack of investment in the NHS and long waiting times as the top issues facing the health service, followed by an insufficient and overworked workforce.

• Report
• The Health Foundation - publications

General election manifesto 2019

Age UK -
This manifesto reveals new research showing that the number of older people in England with some level of unmet need now stands at 1.5 million. It calls on the next Government to secure the immediate future of care through investing at least £8 billion over the next two years.

• Manifesto
• Age UK - press release

Conservative manifesto 2019

Conservatives - 
This manifesto outlines the Conservative Party pledges for the upcoming general election. The key NHS and social care pledges centre on workforce, funding and capital investment. 

• Manifesto
• The King's Fund response

NHS performance and waiting times: priorities for the next government

Health Foundation - 
This long read explores how the NHS in England is performing and sets out priorities for the next government. It calls for sustained investment in the NHS and social care to reverse lengthening waits. This will include filling existing staff vacancies and growing the workforce, investment in buildings and equipment, and stabilising the social care sector.

• Report

A manifesto for a 21st century health service

Royal College of Anaesthetists -
This manifesto calls on the next government to address the issues preventing the delivery of a 21st century national health service. It argues that focusing on staff wellbeing and integrated care is what’s needed to create a sustainable NHS, not a total restructure.

• Manifesto
• Royal College of Anaesthetists - press release

Manifesto 2019

Labour -
The manifesto includes Labour's plans for health and social care, including policies on funding, integrated care, mental health, health inequalities, NHS workforce, medicine and social care.

• Manifesto
• Labour - more detail

Manifesto 2019

Liberal Democrats -
The manifesto includes the Liberal Democrats' plans for health and social care, including policies on funding, mental health services, access to care and helping people to stay healthy.

• Manifesto
• Liberal Democrats - more detail

Fit for the future: how should the incoming Government help the NHS in England?

NHS Confederation -
NHS Confederation has surveyed its members in England to gauge what they feel are their most critical priorities for an incoming Government. This report summarises their most pressing issues: workforce, social care and capital investment.

• Report
• NHS Confederation - publications

The nation's health: priorities for the next government

The Health Foundation -
This report looks at how long-term improvements in life expectancy and mortality in the UK have stalled and are falling behind other high-income countries. At the same time the difference between the health of people living in the best- and worst-off communities is widening. It calls for action across the whole of government to address these trends. It asks that investment be directed towards areas of public spending that create the right conditions for people to lead healthy lives.

• Report
• The Health Foundation - blog

House of Commons debate on the address: health, social care and security

The King's Fund - 
This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Queen's Speech debates and it outlines the key issues for health and social care in the new parliament. It emphasises the need for long-term sustainable options for social care and for greater funding for the NHS to address spending pressures and increased demand.

• Briefing