Nigel Farage was in Rochester this morning to launch Ukip's health policy which would see the party investing an extra £3bn in frontline NHS services.

The Ukip leader was joined by Rochester and Strood MP, Mark Reckless, and the party's health spokesman, Louise Bours, at the Corn Exchange, Rochester High Street.

As well as the extra investment of £3bn, Ukip would also pledge £650m over the next parliament to dementia research and treatment.

They announced plans to merge health and social care, "enabling more joined up and integrated patient management".

Ukip would scrap tuition fees for medial students, train nurses on wards, reinstate state enrolled nurses (SENs) and allow auxiliary staff to work towards becoming SENs.

The party also plans to scrap hospital parking charges which they call a "tax on illness". Ukip would cover the cost by tackling health tourism.