Sheffield is one of the most unequal cities in Britain with a difference in life
expectancy of more that 10 years in areas only a few miles apart. Public
services must help close this gap. But the goodwill that these services depend on is being destroyed as staff are forced to put ticking boxes and meeting targets before caring for their patients. “Service user” committees often have no real say in running the services. We support a universal Health and Social Service free at the point of need. We do not support Private Finance Initiatives to build hospitals or the creeping privatisation of the NHS.

In Sheffield

The Health Service should respond to the needs of the local community.
People should only go to hospital if they really need to. More patients can be
cared for at home if local health workers of all disciplines work in the
community as a team, are equipped to provide technical care at home, and
co-ordinate their work with social service workers. To build healthier
communities, health professionals should also work with community groups, adult education initiatives, volunteer befriending schemes, & self-help groups.

The Green Party has:

• Highlighted the damaging effects of pollution from the M1 and air travel.
• Pressed for continued monitoring at the Bernard Road Incinerator and
  Parkwood Landfill Sites.
• Supported the Healthy Schools Standard and the ‘5 a day’ fruit and veg campaign and encouraged the use of local ingredients for school meals.
• Supported the use of allotments by community groups

Our local Green Party members will:

• Campaign for the local sourcing of food for schools

Our Green Councillors have:

• Encouraged walking buses & cycling

Our Green Councillors will:

• Support the application of new licensing laws to discourage
  irresponsible drinking.
• Support organisations like RODA (Relatives of Drug Abusers), and local workers for outreach with drug abusers and their friends and families