Specific Policies and Intended Outcomes:

Increase funding in real terms to reflect the demands of the ageing population.

Reduce bureaucracy and inefficiency, increasing funds and reducing workload on frontline staff.

Reduce patient choice for NHS hospitals or specialists, removing additional administrative burden and focusing on consistent excellent delivery instead.

Review and reduce or reform hospital targets to avoid manipulation and oversimplification getting in the way of excellent service delivery.

Reduce reliance on expensive and ever-changing GP locums and hospital agency staff through improved salaries and working conditions.

Panel assessed euthanasia to be legalised, with family and expert input, living wills and a six-month approval process to allow time for certainty.

          o     Allow people a choice to end their life without censure or risk if they are living with intolerable pain, unacceptable loss of dignity, terminal illness, or severely and irreparably diminished life satisfaction through injury or illness.
          o      As the population ages further, this would allow NHS funds to be preserved for the treatment of those who desire it, rather than those who have no wish to maintain a life they can no longer tolerate.

Prioritised treatments for certain conditions, meaning others must be de-prioritised. Prioritisation to be decided by a panel of practicing senior medical experts, based on providing the greatest good to the greatest number within budgets.
           o    Being realistic about what the state can provide is important as the number of people and number of treatable conditions continually rise.
           o    Likelihood of successful treatment, number of cases, consequences of delayed or no treatment, and cost of treatment would be factors considered.
           o    Individual circumstances of specific patients would not influence the availability of a treatment.

Means testing for certain conditions, so that those who can afford optional or lifestyle treatments and surgery are barred from doing so on the NHS.
           o    Certain conditions would remain available to all on the NHS based on their severity, and NHS’s ability to leverage investment, expertise, specialist equipment and speed.

           o    Means testing would be based on household income.
           o    A minority of current treatments may be permanently unavailable on the NHS under this approach.

All adults are automatically enrolled for blood and organ donation and may only opt out under certain conditions or if given a medical exemption based on unsuitability.

Reform dentistry provision to ensure all children and any adult chronic conditions can be treated for a price that is truly affordable based on the patient’s financial circumstances.

Restore midwifery services and improve post-natal care for new mothers.
            o    Meaningful support and options for expectant and new mothers to support them through a life-changing event.
            o    Help to detect and treat some immediate and future health issues that may currently be under-treated or under-diagnosed (e.g. post-natal depression, inability to breast feed, pelvic floor damage, delayed infant development, congenital conditions, inappropriate care, lack of infant nutrition).

Prioritise hormonal screening and research into hormone related conditions (e.g. perimenopause / menopause).  
             o    Reduce the impact of these conditions on individuals and their contributions to society.
             o    Offset some of the historical bias towards male patient priorities in medical research and treatment.

Standardised annual health check for those aged 40+
             o    Early detection of risks and diseases.
             o    Lifestyle check-in.
             o    Additional case data built up over time allowing greater analysis of links between health and genetic & lifestyle factors.
             o    Guaranteed extended consultation for any patient too stoic, too busy or just unable to secure a standard GP appointment.