Treating more patients, faster. Waiting lists are down to their lowest ever. Under the Tories, waiting lists went up by 400,000. Under Labour, they have fallen by over 600,000. By the end of 2008, most patients will be treated within 18 weeks of their GP referral – and most waits are already much shorter than this.
Saving more lives. The NHS saves 9,000 more lives a year from cancer than in 1996 and 31,000 more lives a year from heart disease.
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