Diabetes UK 2010 general election manifesto
Monday, 12 April 2010
12:00 AM
Diabetes UK has published a manifesto for the 2010 General Election. The Improving Lives manifesto outlines the 10 key areas we want the next Government, whatever Party is leading it, to address.
These range from healthy lifestyles, to improving the quality of care, to an increased commitment to research. There are tailored versions of the manifesto for each of the four UK nations.
Health issues are now dealt with in the devolved institutions, but there is still an important role for MPs elected from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on issues such as discrimination, employment rights, food labelling and research funding that are all still dealt with at Westminster.
Political leadership is critical to ensure that diabetes services are prioritised at both a national and local level. With the Improving Lives manifesto, Diabetes UK is asking political parties and prospective parliamentary candidates to 'Get Serious' and make diabetes a priority at this election and throughout the next Parliament.
Download the Diabetes UK general election manifesto
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The story of diabetes treatment in the UK is in fact many stories. Men and women in different parts of the UK experience widely different standards of care and treatment. Like so many other medical conditions in Britain, diabetes is a postcode lottery.
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Britain has returned a hung parliament, after the most dramatic and surprising general election in a generation.
The Conservatives have sustained a comfortable majority in Putney with 21,223 votes, suggesting a strong night for the opposition in London.
The SNP has failed to win back Ochil and South Perthshire in what has turned out to be a disappointing night for the party, as its dreams of trebling its seats in Scotland quickly evaporated.
Kingwood is the first Conservative gain from Labour, in a seat which the governing party had held since 1992.
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