Only one comment on this, WHY IN BRITAIN DOES IT MATTER WHAT POST CODE OR COUNTY YOU ARE UNDER TO RECIVE CERTAIN MEDICINES, OPERATION ECT surely this is stupid? We all live in the same great nation are we not all entitled to the same care?

Dental Health not an issue then? I'd like to see the requirement of all dentists that go private to repay their training fees,using such to train more dentists only contracted to the NHS for a minimum term, but as this is not practical, then build a large Dental surgery in every town, for about twenty or more dentists, furnish it, staff it and offer places only to NHS Dentists... doesn't have to be pretty, just practical... could even use the space left by your shutting down A&E and Maternity centres at local hospitals By removing the costs involved of running their own surgeries they'll flood back!

I second that, free dentistry. I think personally if we sliced £3 billion of the foreign aid it would be a start?

Everything can't be free. Foreign aid is very important, and Labour is currently spending its resources in an effective manner. In comparison with medical care, dentistry is barely expensive or as mandatory. The best way to solve the issue would be to reduce university fees for students, encourage more students to train into the profession and enforce strict prices within the industry.

It would be really interesting to know how international hospitals get on with ward deseases, I would expect most international wards would be just as dirty even worse. Did we have these ward problems when we actually had some flavour of 'salt and pepper' in our hospital foods?? Its just like the NHS to throw people at a problem (which is excess money). I see the NHS as a bank or a little country, surely if the management was in question with 'this country' they would stop the use of cheques and index resources.?

I was amazed to hear that 3000 Matrons were recuited to ensure that the deep cleaning was implemented in hospitals. In my hospital the only involvement the Matron had in my area was to forward an email to say this must be done and that 'I will be checking'. As a ward Sister I have implemented this and can provide evidence that this is done. I do not need Matron to ensure that this happens. Do we really pay Matrons about £10,000 per year more than a ward Sister to forward e mails. They are just another tier in management and I believe we can do without them. They are certainly not visible to patients as the government intended them to be when they were re introduced. I would strongly recommend that the government talks to the people AGAIN and asks 'has the Matron done what they wanted them to do?'. We shoud respect the ward Sister. Her ward is her domain. If you want to cut infection rates you should give her the power to challenge practice and not leave it to somone in an admin block. Did you know that people think it is ok to enter a ward without the decency to talk to the person in charge of a ward. Staff and visitors alike. Lets tackle that. Then we will at least begin to make a difference and not pay lip service to this. When are you going to suggest the next deep clean? I have worked in the health service for 27 years and this is the first time I have seen the fire hose reels cleaned! Chris Shanks

In all due respect I think that to judge the act or behaviour of one matron, agaisnst the whole country is a little narrow if not damaging?

This is about Fluoridation of water supplies across the UK: Lets think about a few things logically and common sensibly. 1) If too much fluoride causes dental fluorosis and mottled teeth, then what is it doing to our bones? 2) The industrial fluoride that will be added to our water is highly corrosive. Therefore, is it not logical that it will corrode our bodies once inside? Who drinks hydrochloric acid? 3) In parts of America, they are starting to remove fluoride from water supplies because of its dangers. Why on earth are we adding it our own water supplies now? The only way I see fluoride being good for teeth is the fact that it is corrosive. You clean your teeth with it and it kills any decay causing bacteria in your mouth. For me, that is where it stops. If you then swallow it and take it into the body, then it is killing/damaging cells and making your skeleton weaker. Based on dental fluorosis, surely incorporation of fluoride into bones is also bad. How can people not see this? I am absolutely flabbergasted to why people support fluoride at all. Like I say, the only benefit to drinking fluoridated water is that you will kill the bacteria in the mouth as you drink it. But after that, it is slowly eroding and killing cells within your body. Obviously teeth are important but how much more important are you bones, kidneys and other vital organs? I grew up in Manchester and I have good enough teeth. As it happens my kidneys are not great and I can’t drink either fluoride water or mineral water. So what do I do? Does any fluoridator want to tell me, That’s OK, it’s only your kidneys? If people want to drink fluoride, great, but I and many other people don’t want to, so why should we? I even think it should be removed from Birmingham and anywhere else in the UK. I am afraid I will NOT be voting for Labour as they are forcing me to drink fluoride. I think this will be the view of many other people and as such don't see it helping Labour win the next election. I am appalled by these plans. This is one random citizen hoping Labour don't get in based on their dictatorial tactics. They do just as they please, to hell with what people on the street think. Fluoridation is a scam and there is no quality research confirming its safety. Signing off, an unhappy man.

To be honest Labour had the balls to ban smoking in public places which is a fantastic thing. It is not a pleasant experience going out and not coming back smelling of smoke. However the NHS is another matter and again, just like previous administrations, just can't get the ball rolling with the NHS. The whole thing is a singularity where endless streams of money dissapear from the universe never to be seen again. Yet services don't appear to be getting better they are just getting worse. What is the point in installing million pound digital Xray systems if you can't pay nurses/doctors enough to run it.

I do think our Government has worked wonders in the NHS since they came to power, but I feel that senior citizens are neglected, first of all by the State Pension which is fine for people who are able to get benefit, but for those whose income is just above the level for support. Many pensioners are caught in the trap of borrowing money against the value of their home and are now trapped in not being able to downsize because of the high cost of housing. This causes serious stress and affects health issues.

Labour have made great inroads into the health service I myself can bear witness to that, yet, they could do much more if they stopped the drain on resources by people coming here and having medical treatment they should be paying for. To date this government as paid 30 million pounds for treatment of people from abroad, money that should have been spent on the indiginous populace who provided the funds in the first place through their taxes. Every British citizen should have medical treatment freely at the point of need as laid down by the NHS, that does not mean anybody who happens to be here. That's the problem, GP's are putting non-citizens on their lists and then they access medical treatment even though they are not really eligible for it. Hospitals do not check if they are true citizens which they should do before they commence with treatment, money could be saved by the millions if they did that. The taxpayer pays for it's own citizens not people coming in who have not paid into the system. That's where the trouble is it's neglect by this government to the rules that's allowed people to come here and access treatment to easily. Remember if one goes abroad one does have to have expensive insurance to cover one, it's not free there except in emergency, ok that's fine, we should have the same system here. That would leave more money here for the indiginous populace who pay the bills in the first place. People are getting fedup being told they have to wait for treatment, often in pain and discomfort and see these people coming here and having treatment they've not contributed to, the time as come to find a party who will change the system sharply, but don't hold your breath anyone, it won't be this government.

I don't know how the figure of £30 million has been ascertained. If there is such abuse of the system it should be investigated and stopped. However we do have reciprical arrangements with many other countries, so even 'non-citizens' may be entitled to health care. The health care professional bodies and trade unions have not flagged this as a major issue.

You write with an interesting opinion, but have you considered the professionals codes of conduct, in treating members of the public. What about the british that have moved out of this country and use a relatives address which allows them to access the national health service. Is this fair to the people paying taxes?

Well of course that isn't fair but no one is saying that it is either. As a taxpayer you should soley be eligable for NHS treatment and other such things that are paid for with tax payers money. Anyone exploiting the system should be stopped. A system which scrutinises people more closely should be implimented. It really is as simple as that.