BBC Wales has asked some of the main medical and health organisations to give an examination to the parties' manifestos and give their critique of their policies.
Here is the dissection of the Labour manifesto:
The Royal College of Physicians welcomed commitments to:
However, it was concerned:
The RCN, which represents 25,000 nurses in Wales, said the manifesto matched its own Time To Care campaign priorities in the following:
The BMA represents 8,000 doctors in Wales.
Like
We will complete the review of the functions of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales to support integration.
HIW is not fit for purpose and does not carry the confidence of the medical profession, so we welcome the pledge to carry forward the review with a review to reforming it.
Specifically we would like a new government to:
Dislike
It is difficult to disagree with the health pledges outlined in this document, however, we are disappointed with the level of detail contained in many of the proposals. For instance, "we will provide more opportunities to keep fit and active" is something we would clearly welcome, but without a concrete proposal on how this would be done it is very difficult to scrutinise
RCPCH is responsible for training and examining paediatricians and has more than 600 members in Wales.
It welcomed:
It is concerned:
The other responses can be found here:
Health is arguably the most important issue for many voters at next week's Welsh Assembly election.