Let ’s make sure everyone in Britain can access the healthcare they need

Doctors of the World is an independent humanitarian organisation and we will not stay quiet when it comes to protecting the right to healthcare and the health of our patients, beyond party politics and easy electoral slogans. For the General Election 2019, we put forward our policy recommendations outlining the key changes the next government needs to make to ensure everyone living in the UK can get the healthcare they need. Our recommendations are grounded in our patients’ experience of accessing NHS services. We include eight questions you can ask candidates to better understand their stance on access to healthcare and a brief containing more information about the status of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit. Share it with your friends and family, ask questions at hustings and on social media. Help ensure everyone in Britain can access the healthcare they need, even if they cannot vote. Let’s make sure everyone in Britain can access the healthcare they need The UK has a proud history of accessible healthcare. The NHS is one of the most inclusive services in the world, founded in 1948 to universally provide comprehensive healthcare, free at the point of delivery. The UK committed to working towards universal health coverage in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals – meaning the system should be seeking to expand coverage to everyone in the country. Refugees and migrants have long been excluded from healthcare by restrictive policies and laws that undermine th...
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