Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Tue May 22, 2012 12:17 pm  

DaveO wrote:

Surgeries are where GP practices are located. GP practices are not private independent companies. They are all contracted to the NHS and that contract defines the hours they work, what they must do and what they get paid for doing it.

But the idea is for various providers to contract to provide defined services. No difference.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:17 pm  

And so it begins where money matters above all else and patients are tossed aside. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... NETTXT9038

And so it begins where money matters above all else and patients are tossed aside. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... NETTXT9038

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:01 pm  

The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses.

The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:22 pm  

cod'ead wrote: The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses. "Please sir, may I have some more" as I hold my shaky, arthritic hand holding my food bowl to the powers that be at the workhouse. Ninteenth century? No 2012 if the Tories had their way. How the likes of Ajw71 and Dally can say its not the Tories fault is utterly beyond me.

cod'ead wrote: The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses. "Please sir, may I have some more" as I hold my shaky, arthritic hand holding my food bowl to the powers that be at the workhouse. Ninteenth century? No 2012 if the Tories had their way. How the likes of Ajw71 and Dally can say its not the Tories fault is utterly beyond me.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:27 pm  

Christ. How long till the revolution?

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:02 pm  

Today's Guardian cites an example of Serco who are running the emergency doctor service in Cornwall. On one night last week there was only one emergency doctor on call for the whole of the county. Cornwall's a pretty big county too.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:52 pm  

Hull White Star wrote: And so it begins where money matters above all else and patients are tossed aside. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... NETTXT9038 TBF that's not really news. Most GP practices wouldn't take on elderly and/or care home patients if they could get away with it. That's why such patients should be allocated to GP practices and can't be turned away. I don't know what goes on in that particular PCT but if one of our GP's did that it wouldn't matter because the patient would just get re-allocated back to them (or we'd reject the de-registration).

Hull White Star wrote: And so it begins where money matters above all else and patients are tossed aside. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... NETTXT9038 TBF that's not really news. Most GP practices wouldn't take on elderly and/or care home patients if they could get away with it. That's why such patients should be allocated to GP practices and can't be turned away. I don't know what goes on in that particular PCT but if one of our GP's did that it wouldn't matter because the patient would just get re-allocated back to them (or we'd reject the de-registration).

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:59 pm  

cod'ead wrote: The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses. I guess the guy missed the irony of not attending the meeting because he had a hospital appointment.

cod'ead wrote: The spirit of Dame Shirley Porter is alive and well and living in Surrey Get the sick and unwell out before they bring down the price of houses. I guess the guy missed the irony of not attending the meeting because he had a hospital appointment.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:26 pm  

Mad_Jack_Mcmad wrote:

TBF that's not really news. Most GP practices wouldn't take on elderly and/or care home patients if they could get away with it. That's why such patients should be allocated to GP practices and can't be turned away. I don't know what goes on in that particular PCT but if one of our GP's did that it wouldn't matter because the patient would just get re-allocated back to them (or we'd reject the de-registration).

And therein lies the problem. They shouldn't have the "if I can get away with it" mentality. Everyone should be entitled to see a GP without worrying if they will be thrown out because they cost too much money. I'm glad I had my hip and knee replacements when I did because I don't suppose I would get them now due to being young. The NHS is free at the point of contact - not free but only if you are healthy.

Re: Privatisation of NHS hospitals begins : Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:25 am  

BMA calling for Lansley to resign at their annual conference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18626484 They've also called for an immediate end to the work capability assesments from ATOS to be scrapped. This looks interesting, can't wait to see how it all pans out.

BMA calling for Lansley to resign at their annual conference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18626484 They've also called for an immediate end to the work capability assesments from ATOS to be scrapped. This looks interesting, can't wait to see how it all pans out.