What will happen to the NHS IT programme if you get into power?
The Conservatives say they will never change the idea that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery. The party says the most urgent task is to reduce the NHS deficit. It has also pledged to decentralise power, making healthcare staff accountable to patients. Pledges include: • unleashing an “information revolution”, making detailed data about the performance of healthcare providers available to the public online • implementing a “payment for results” system throughout the NHS • reforming the way drug companies are paid for NHS medicines so any cost-effective treatment can be made available through the NHS • turning the Department of Health into a Department of Public Health and providing separate public health funding to local authorities • giving GPs the power to hold patients’ budgets and commission care on their behalf, and creating an independent NHS board to allocate resources and make access to the NHS more equal • giving patients the power to choose any healthcare prov
