Keep Our NHS Public meeting
Event date: May 05, 2011 19:00
Tagged as: economic_crisis
Places: leeds
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Meeting with people interested in stopping the govenments privatisation plans.
The Department of Health NHS White Paper was published on 12 July 2010. Its stated aims are to increase patient choice and improve efficiency in the NHS. The key proposals include:
•Rapid scaling up of GP consortia to become publicly accountable for managing the local health budget, the role previously undertaken by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). PCTs will be abolished by 2013;
•All hospitals to become Foundation Trusts (self governing)
What this could mean for patients?
The government will not bail out hospitals that cannot make a profit. Unprofitable hospitals will therefore be forced to close or private companies will be allowed to run them. Hospitals will be allowed to open up more private beds and run other private services in order to become financially viable.It could increase the “postcode lottery” as GPs are responsible for choosing and financing local services.
What this could mean for hospital staff?
Foundation trusts will be able to set their own wages and benefits for staff. Foundation trusts will be able to set their own staffing levels and skills mix to ensure they are financially viable. Community nursing services are likely to be provided by local councils as a social service. The government is going to review the NHS pension scheme to make it less of a burden to tax payers.
Contact email: nhs-leeds@lists.aktivix.org
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