Tony Blair's Bornemouth Speech

But the money is now starting. And money is not all it needs.

A predecessor of mine famously said she wanted to be able to go into the hospital of her choice, "on the day I want, at the time I want, with the doctor I want".

That was Margaret Thatcher’s argument for going private.

I want to go to the hospital of my choice, on the day I want, at the time I want. And I want it on the NHS.

I say in all frankness to the BMA. You want our reforms to slow down. I want them to speed up.

Already:

• 4,000 more student nurses and midwives.
• 4,000 more nurses returning to nursing.
• 27 new hospitals being built.
• 20 million people now covered by NHS Direct.

And the dreaded Tory internal market finally banished for good.

And over the next 3 years:

• There will be 7000 more doctors 15,000 more nurses 37 hospitals built.
• The whole country covered by NHS Direct.
• Every casualty department that needs it refurbished.

And waiting times and waiting lists lower at the end of our time in Government than at the beginning.

And will that be enough?