'Medway Liberal Democrats back new manifesto, Liberal Democrats are fighting for local people'

The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto and outlined a plan to save health and care services. The manifesto offers a bold and fully costed £9bn plan to tackle the health and care crisis. 

The bold plan to save the country’s health services includes:

- Giving everyone the right to see a GP within seven days, or within 24 hours if they urgently need to, with 8,000 more GPs to deliver on it.

- Guarantee access to an NHS dentist for everyone needing urgent and emergency care, ending DIY dentistry and ‘dental deserts’.

- Boost cancer survival rates and introduce a guarantee for 100% of patients to start treatment for cancer within 62 days from urgent referral.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will also include a plan to overhaul the water industry and tackle sewage pollution, a dedicated mental health professional in every primary and secondary school and a return to community policing including a new burglary response guaranteed to tackle unsolved crimes.  

Stuart Bourne, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Gillingham and Rainham, said: "I'm standing to ensure that our next generation gets the same opportunities that I and others have enjoyed, including the chance to breathe the same clean air, buy a home, or have a rewarding and interesting job. 

The current Tory government has failed to do this on all counts, and change is needed now. Families and pensioners across Medway are fed up with being taken for granted by the Conservative Party. The Liberal Democrats are fighting for local people and giving communities the change they want.” 

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Notes to Editors: 
The party's manifesto can be found here.