National has released the first part of its health policy, saying if it formed a government it would continue to increase health funding and focus on improving the delivery of health services.
The release on 11 September came a day after the Labour-led Government released National's draft policy.
Leader John Key says National would continue the growth in spending on health set out in this year's Budget.
But he says a National government would spend more wisely than Labour has, and would get more from the money.
Mr Key also says National would give doctors and nurses more say in health decisions and would devolve more hospital-based services into the community.
Labour released National's draft policy
The Labour-led Government released a draft of the National Party's health policy on 10 September, the fourth such release in a week.
The papers said National would build more operating theatres to get more non-urgent surgery done, train 750 extra doctors, nurses and specialists and fund more medicines.
It would also offer a rebate on health insurance taken out by those over 65, to encourage more elective surgery to be done in the private system.
Cabinet Minister Jim Anderton said it showed a National government would line the pockets of health insurers by offering a rebate to those privately insured.
Mr Anderton said the draft policy showed cheaper doctor visits and primary health care funding will be kept only in the short term.
However, Tony Ryall said the details were out of date, and described the release as mischief-making.
He rejected the claim that a National government would reduce subsidies to family doctors.
The release is a further embarrassment to National after the Government's claims it is being drip-fed National's policies.
