The NHS services we all use and rely on are admired by people in almost every country in the world. Our doctors, nurses and many other health professionals and staff who work for the NHS do an amazing job for us every single day for people in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley.
But just imagine for a second what things would be like if they were not there.
We could end up with a health system like they have in America (the one President Barack Obama is trying to change). In America, families have to pay huge sums of money each year for health care.
What happens in America if you can’t afford it? Well in the case of millions of pensioners and less well off people, you can be turned away from a hospital no matter how much you are in need.
We must never allow this to happen here - we must protect our NHS.
Today our NHS is under greater threat than ever. We have had a Labour Government that has wasted millions of pounds on bureaucracy while putting front line services in jeopardy.
Many people will also remember the damage the last Conservative Government did to our NHS.
Over Christmas the Daily Telegraph reported that David Cameron held an hour of talks with a group that wants ‘the full privatisation of the NHS’. Another top Conservative has appeared on American TV to oppose Barack Obama’s plans to reform healthcare. He described our NHS as a ‘sixty year mistake’.
No wonder most people don’t believe that the Conservatives can be trusted with our NHS again.
That’s why we need a strong local MP to fight for local health services. That’s why last August I was one of the first to criticise the decision to suspend work on Clitheroe hospital.
I hope you will now join me by backing Nick Clegg’s NHS guarantee - to find out more please do see the enclosed leaflet. With your support, we can get real change in Britain and protect our NHS.
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