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NHS Editor UNity MarcH

www.thewordmedia.org.uk POLITICS AND EVENTS February 2017. 27

cils) within one STP (footprint) area or move around with ease - is this resa May and previously Andrew
to create one organisation that will healthcare that is free at the point Lansley and David Cameron have
commission the health and social of delivery, based on patient need? set in motion are already transform-
care services. Was that decision taken with pa- ing the comprehensive, universal
This is “sold” to us as reduc- tient need in mind or was it finan- NHS we know into an increasingly
ing duplication in clinical and cially driven?? limited organisation that doesn’t
non-clinical management which HAVE to treat everyone - which en-
sounds very appealing as we know More importantly this decision courages people to seek alternative
that too much money is wasted on is a catalyst in transforming health- help offered by - Private Providers.
top tier management. care in England into a “Two Tier
The fact is - this opens up the System”, just like the US have al- ADVICE
opportunity for more “3rd party ready with their private healthcare Get clued up on the truth be-
providers” to take over our NHS. and “Medi-Care” model. hind the crisis in our NHS - Join
“3rd party providers” are pri- The restriction in hip opera- your local campaign group (there
vate providers such as Virgin, tions will further encourage peo- will more than likely be one) - if
Optum and Circle to name a few ple with a little extra cash to pay not, make one! - Find out what is
- these companies own a lot of ser- for their operation privately out of going on with your local healthcare
vices in the NHS currently. of people dying on trolleys in the ting patients quick enough and desperation but more importantly - Link up regionally and nationally
corridor of an overrun A&E depart- also charging the trust boards for because they have the money to do with other campaigns (there are
The Diversional Tactics - ment but unfortunately it seems the delays. so, whilst people who do not have plenty of us now)!
Most people would agree that the blame is being angled at pa- Whist we get distracted with all extra cash around will be left to suf- Let’s pull together - in unison -
the NHS could do better BUT the tients and front-line staff: the buck passing, the NHS is drasti- fer in pain - to the point where they to stop our beloved NHS becoming
difference in opinion lies in the CCG’s blame hospitals and pa- cally changing as a whole! cannot sleep - surely is it a human a two tier system where safe and
reason why people think it needs tients, hospital trust boards blame right to be able to sleep??? comprehensive healthcare will be
to change. ambulance services for not being We are now hearing of hip oper- no longer available to those who
In the mainstream media we able to cope, ambulance services ations only being available on the Plans that Simon Stevens (CEO are poor, vulnerable and cannot af-
are now seeing shocking reports blaming hospitals for not admit- NHS if you cannot physically sleep - NHS England), Jeremy Hunt, The- ford to pay!