Keep Our NHS Public - static demo
Event date: May 14, 2011 13:00
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Leeds General Infirmary (LGI)
Great George Street,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS1 3EX.
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Static Demo outside the LGI
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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So what do you suggest?
Published: May 09, 2011 23:54
by
Pinkolady
I think the campaigners are well aware that the NHS has been been subject to privatisation bit by bit for some time, but the issue now is that privatisation is escalating to the point where the NHS might end up entirely in the control of profiteers with no public accountability whatsoever. That has to be urgently addressed and prevented. "Keep Our NHS Public" sums up what the campaign is about and it is not intended to be misleading, nor is it. What alternative do you suggest? "Make Our NHS Public Again" or "De-Privatise The NHS" doesn't have the right impact.
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Misleading
The slogan 'keep our nhs public' is hugely misleading as it implies that the NHS is currently within the public sector. The process of piece-meal privatisation began in the mid 1990's with the sell-off of large parts of the NHS estate, moving services into rented PFI buildings, privatisation of technical services, catering, cleaning, increased reliance on precarious employment and buying in clinical services from the private sector.
To miss this point is a huge own-goal for the campaign and misinforming your readers.