Surveys suggest health is one of the most important issues at this election for many people.

But even though it is devolved and under the control of the Welsh Assembly Government, could health be a crucial factor on 5 May?

Here are the views of nine of our panel.

Hannah James: Cardiff "Labour has worked to overcome problems in the health service" Jo Jones: Kinmel Bay "If Labour had been in power I would have been a widow now" John Thorne: Neath "If I was a superbug I'd vote Labour" Ben Hill: Cardiff "Bureaucracy has taken funding away from key services"

John Thorn: Cardiff "Things seem so bad I've considered moving to England for my old age!" Chris Parker-Jones: Pontypool "We will always be disappointed while we demand miracles" John Turner: Barry "The Tories are intent on privatising the NHS" Tim Noakes: Near Mold "Welsh NHS is top down, rigid structure, woefully inefficient" David Jones: Llansamlet "Adjectives fail to describe the mess the system is in"

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.