The Coalition Government will be accused of a "reckless gamble” with the NHS. A national "defend our NHS" campaign will be designed to emphasize Labour's concern that the Government’s plans predict the end of the NHS. A reform White Paper was launched by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley earlier this month, in which he promised that he would scrap unjustified targets and give patients more choice. He also promised to let hospitals get rid of bureaucratic control and to give commissioning power to the GPs.

But, the reorganization is a £3 billion distraction, according to Mr. Burnham, at such a time when the service’s main concern should be its monetary challenges.

He shared that essential care is already being curtailed, while a huge amount of money is being spent on structural changes. Mr. Burnham will condemn the planned reforms as "unnecessary and dangerous", at a launch event presided over by the patients, healthcare workers and Labour members in Manchester.

He will deliver a speech that says, “It is a recipe for a postcode lottery writ large and signals the end of the NHS as we have known it. The chaos is starting now and I urge people to act now to defend our NHS”.