From 987703c197da0c5111ef84ce414ccb420f07d00a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Bowden Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 22:36:07 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Provide "maternity box" for newborn babies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Modelled after the Finnish system. * http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage * http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/heres-the-amazing-maternity-gift-box-all-new-parents-in-finl * http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22751415 A key component of this — that isn't always recognised in articles about it — is that it's conditional on registering for pre-natal care. This is widely credited as a key reason for Finland having one of the lowest rates of infant mortality in the world (and almost half that of the UK at present). --- manifesto/health.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/manifesto/health.md b/manifesto/health.md index 7f375aa..6f4bd32 100644 --- a/manifesto/health.md +++ b/manifesto/health.md @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The NHS will not deny care to anyone for any reason, regardless of legal status, Ban parking charges in car parks serving NHS facilities. Only in cases where there is a serious, demonstrable abuse of parking by motorists not using the facilities will any regimes be permitted to curb such abuse, but these must never include a parking charge. +A "maternity package" of useful items for newborn babies will be provided free to charge to mothers who register for NHS antenatal care before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. + ## Dentists We have a "free at the point of delivery" National Health Service and for good reason - a healthy population is a productive population, and that reaps benefits for all. That does not however extend to an area of our health that influences our ability to eat and drink and that when not maintained adequately can lead to cancer. From 452eab742853fed7eef90efaa43f0b9d26f6f764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Bowden Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 11:20:10 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add link to Finnish example --- manifesto/health.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/manifesto/health.md b/manifesto/health.md index 6f4bd32..2acefaa 100644 --- a/manifesto/health.md +++ b/manifesto/health.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The NHS will not deny care to anyone for any reason, regardless of legal status, Ban parking charges in car parks serving NHS facilities. Only in cases where there is a serious, demonstrable abuse of parking by motorists not using the facilities will any regimes be permitted to curb such abuse, but these must never include a parking charge. -A "maternity package" of useful items for newborn babies will be provided free to charge to mothers who register for NHS antenatal care before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. +A "maternity package" of useful items for newborn babies (similar to [the one offered in Finland](http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage)) will be provided free to charge to mothers who register for NHS antenatal care before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. ## Dentists