Labour has lost the right to be known as the party of the NHS, according to Conservative Party leader David Cameron.
Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham yesterday, he said nurses and doctors had been let down by Labour.
Mr Cameron also attacked health secretary Alan Johnson for his "cold" response to a complaint letter about a patient who died of MRSA, although Mr Johnson has denied the claims.
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