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| Tories launch public health plans | Tories launch public health plans |
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| A Conservative government would give local public health bosses their own budget to tackle issues such as obesity and alcohol abuse. | A Conservative government would give local public health bosses their own budget to tackle issues such as obesity and alcohol abuse. |
| The proposal is one of a raft put out for a three-month consultation by the party on Friday. | The proposal is one of a raft put out for a three-month consultation by the party on Friday. |
| Another idea is to rename the Health Secretary as the Public Health Secretary. | Another idea is to rename the Health Secretary as the Public Health Secretary. |
| Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said a shake-up of public health was badly needed. | Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said a shake-up of public health was badly needed. |
| A transformation in Britain's approach to public health is needed Andrew LansleyShadow Health Secretary | A transformation in Britain's approach to public health is needed Andrew LansleyShadow Health Secretary |
| The Conservatives said rates of obesity, sexually transmitted infections and alcohol-related deaths had soared under the Labour government. | The Conservatives said rates of obesity, sexually transmitted infections and alcohol-related deaths had soared under the Labour government. |
| Launching the new proposals, they said a Conservative government would reverse the "fragmentation and lack of accountability" which had plagued Labour's public health policy. | Launching the new proposals, they said a Conservative government would reverse the "fragmentation and lack of accountability" which had plagued Labour's public health policy. |
| Local priorities | Local priorities |
| A new structure would allow local directors of public health to determine how best to spend funds so that they had maximum impact at local level. | A new structure would allow local directors of public health to determine how best to spend funds so that they had maximum impact at local level. |
| Giving them an independent budget would ensure that funds were available to be spent on preventative measures to improve public health without the danger that they would be raided to support hospitals in deficit. | Giving them an independent budget would ensure that funds were available to be spent on preventative measures to improve public health without the danger that they would be raided to support hospitals in deficit. |
| These outline proposals look likely put responsibility for public health closer to the heart of local communities Dr Tim CrayfordAssociation of Directors of Public Health | These outline proposals look likely put responsibility for public health closer to the heart of local communities Dr Tim CrayfordAssociation of Directors of Public Health |
| At present, primary care trusts must juggle a number of competing priorities for funding - and often public health measures lose out. | At present, primary care trusts must juggle a number of competing priorities for funding - and often public health measures lose out. |
| The Conservatives also plan to beef up the Chief Medical Officer's Department, making it more independent of ministers. | The Conservatives also plan to beef up the Chief Medical Officer's Department, making it more independent of ministers. |
| Andrew Lansley, the Shadow health secretary, said: "A transformation in Britain's approach to public health is needed in order to improve general health and wellbeing. | Andrew Lansley, the Shadow health secretary, said: "A transformation in Britain's approach to public health is needed in order to improve general health and wellbeing. |
| "Public health is everyone's responsibility, not just a state responsibility. Labour has failed to respond to public health challenges like the rise in obesity, sexually transmitted disease and alcohol abuse. | "Public health is everyone's responsibility, not just a state responsibility. Labour has failed to respond to public health challenges like the rise in obesity, sexually transmitted disease and alcohol abuse. |
| "Action needs to be taken now in order to secure the long-term sustainability of the NHS." | "Action needs to be taken now in order to secure the long-term sustainability of the NHS." |
| Individual responsibility | Individual responsibility |
| Mr Lansley was joined on a tour of a hospital in Ely, Cambridgeshire, by party leader David Cameron, who said the UK was facing a "public health crisis". | Mr Lansley was joined on a tour of a hospital in Ely, Cambridgeshire, by party leader David Cameron, who said the UK was facing a "public health crisis". |
| He said: "If we want a healthier nation we have to reduce the demands on the NHS. | He said: "If we want a healthier nation we have to reduce the demands on the NHS. |
| "Of course there's a government responsibility, and we have set out what we will do, but there's also a social responsibility. | "Of course there's a government responsibility, and we have set out what we will do, but there's also a social responsibility. |
| "Families have got to bring their children up properly, individuals have got to take responsibility for their own health." | "Families have got to bring their children up properly, individuals have got to take responsibility for their own health." |
| Dr Tim Crayford, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health, gave the Conservative proposals a broad welcome. | Dr Tim Crayford, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health, gave the Conservative proposals a broad welcome. |
| He said: "These outline proposals look likely put responsibility for public health closer to the heart of local communities. | He said: "These outline proposals look likely put responsibility for public health closer to the heart of local communities. |
| "They will protect funds to improve public health from the black hole of NHS deficits." | "They will protect funds to improve public health from the black hole of NHS deficits." |
| Caroline Flint, the Public Health Minister, defended the government's record. | |
| She said waiting times had been cut, cancer and heart disease care improved significantly, and measures taken to clamp down on smoking and screen for sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia. | |
| Health with feature prominently at the Conservative's spring forum in Nottingham starting on Saturday. | Health with feature prominently at the Conservative's spring forum in Nottingham starting on Saturday. |