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Labour 'ripped heart out of NHS' Labour 'ripped heart out of NHS'
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David Cameron will accuse Labour of "ripping the heart out of the NHS" in a speech at the Conservative spring conference in Nottingham.David Cameron will accuse Labour of "ripping the heart out of the NHS" in a speech at the Conservative spring conference in Nottingham.
In a stinging attack on Labour's record, Mr Cameron will say government targets have turned the health service into a "vast inhuman machine".In a stinging attack on Labour's record, Mr Cameron will say government targets have turned the health service into a "vast inhuman machine".
And it is only the Tories - not Labour - who can restore staff morale and improve patient care, he will say.And it is only the Tories - not Labour - who can restore staff morale and improve patient care, he will say.
Labour say no-one will believe Tory promises on the NHS.Labour say no-one will believe Tory promises on the NHS.
But Mr Cameron has used the two-day rally to portray the Conservatives as the party of public services, claiming Labour has lost its way.But Mr Cameron has used the two-day rally to portray the Conservatives as the party of public services, claiming Labour has lost its way.
He will tell delegates: "It used to be said that Labour were the party of the NHS - not any more. I think we now look like the alternative government George OsborneShadow chancellor
"Labour are the party that is undermining the health service. There's a simple reason why. It's not deliberate, it's not because they don't care. He will tell delegates: "It used to be said that Labour were the party of the NHS - not any more."
"But it is because of their values and philosophy - Labour's mania for controlling and directing things from the centre. Labour is "undermining" the health service "because of their values and philosophy", Mr Cameron will say.
"Labour's mania for controlling and directing things from the centre.
"Labour's pessimism about human nature, Labour's belief that if people aren't told what to do, they'll do the wrong thing. Labour just don't trust people.""Labour's pessimism about human nature, Labour's belief that if people aren't told what to do, they'll do the wrong thing. Labour just don't trust people."
'Heart and soul''Heart and soul'
Mr Cameron will say Labour has turned the NHS into a "vast, inhuman machine, a pen-pusher's paradise at the mercy of the management consultants' latest wheeze".Mr Cameron will say Labour has turned the NHS into a "vast, inhuman machine, a pen-pusher's paradise at the mercy of the management consultants' latest wheeze".
And he will insist "today's Conservative Party backs the NHS, heart and soul".And he will insist "today's Conservative Party backs the NHS, heart and soul".
He will reject the "patient's passport" of the 2005 Tory general election manifesto, which allowed patients to "opt out" of the NHS in favour of private care, insisting "NHS money stays in the NHS". Meanwhile, shadow chancellor George Osborne has reiterated the party's commitment to raising aviation taxes, and giving tax breaks to married couples and those in civil partnerships.
And he will pledge to trust professionals and "put people back at the heart of the NHS," allocating cash "by clinical, not political priorities". We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good William HagueShadow foreign secretary
We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good William Hague He told Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme that the Tories were making tough, long-term decisions.
Senior Tories have been in an optimistic mood during the Nottingham rally. "I think we now look like the alternative government," he said.
Senior Tories have been in an optimistic mood during the Nottingham conference.
Former leader William Hague told delegates on Saturday: "In the last 15 months no-one can doubt any longer that the Conservative Party has begun its journey back to power.Former leader William Hague told delegates on Saturday: "In the last 15 months no-one can doubt any longer that the Conservative Party has begun its journey back to power.
"We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good.""We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good."
But Labour say the Conservatives have made a mistake by going on the attack over the health service, with Health Minister Andy Burnham saying the Tories "brought the NHS to its knees" when they were in power. A You Gov survey for the Sunday Times suggests the party has extended its lead on Labour.
The survey of 1,900 voters puts the party on 38%, compared with Labour's 32% - a one-point increase on last month.
'Mistake'
But Labour say the Conservatives have made a mistake by going on the attack over the health service, with health minister Andy Burnham saying the Tories "brought the NHS to its knees" when they were in power.
Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms said no-one would believe Mr Cameron's promises.Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms said no-one would believe Mr Cameron's promises.
"George Osborne and David Cameron have opposed every penny piece of investment we have provided for the NHS, they have opposed the increase in National Insurance to fund the NHS and are now proposing to cut the very funding that a modern National Health Service needs," he said. "George Osborne and David Cameron have opposed every penny piece of investment we have provided for the NHS," he said.
"They have opposed the increase in National Insurance to fund the NHS and are now proposing to cut the very funding that a modern National Health Service needs."