Health reforms 'will benefit most vulnerable in society'

[Rusty Shackleford]

In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph, 42 family doctors, who together lead 1,100 practices across England, call on the Government to press ahead with the Health and Social Care Bill, and not withdraw support for Andrew Lansley, the embattled Health Secretary. Read the full article here.

Interesting to note that our 'impartial' state broadcaster didn't think this worthy of coverage, further details here, I suppose the possibility that NHS reform, instigated by the evil Tories, could be beneficial just doesn't compute.

 

[Pubey]

42 heads of GP consortia (the groups set to profit from these reforms) like them? Unbelievable:thump:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

42 heads of GP consortia (the groups set to profit from these reforms) like them? Unbelievable:thump:

You don't think any of these doctors take their Hippocratic oath seriously?

 

[Pubey]

You don't think any of these doctors take their Hippocratic oath seriously?

Of course they do, but the Hippocratic oath has little relevance to the commissioning of services, and maximising profits for their shareholders.

 

[Perth Bambi]

Working in the health profession lots of the GP's we work with are horrified at the reforms. GP's are going to be managing finance for specialities that they have no clue about which is worrying. Will be interesting to see if it is the cheapest bidder that gets the business.

 

[osymandus]

The premise of making health service more competitive is idiotic . A health service is not based on market force , medical science is not driven by profitability but by research and circumstance . The princiole of GP's getting more control is good the ethos behind it is flawed and infantile.

 

[Tinks]

This has gone full circle from when Thatcher introduced the GP funding system and some of you on here that will remember that will also remember that it did not work and created a two-tier system, which I fear will happen yet again.
The more specialist services available will also be restrictive to the GP's that want to but into it.
I have heard lots and lots from health professionals around this and in honesty I cannot see it improving the health service more rather than improving the GP's monies - and they are on a good hefty wedge

 

[londonblue]

You don't think any of these doctors take their Hippocratic oath seriously?

Of course they do, but the Hippocratic oath has little relevance to the commissioning of services, and maximising profits for their shareholders.

As far as I know the hypocratic oath is pretty much obselete these days. Certainly the doctors I know haven't signed/sworn it.

 

[maninasuitcase]

In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph, 42 family doctors, who together lead 1,100 practices across England, call on the Government to press ahead with the Health and Social Care Bill, and not withdraw support for Andrew Lansley, the embattled Health Secretary. Read the full article here.

Interesting to note that our 'impartial' state broadcaster didn't think this worthy of coverage, further details here, I suppose the possibility that NHS reform, instigated by the evil Tories, could be beneficial just doesn't compute.

Ahem, they did: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13356938

 

[londonblue]

Personally I think the more telling story is that out of the thousands of GPs in the this country, only 42 approve of the reforms.

 

[Pubey]

Personally I think the more telling story is that out of the thousands of GPs in the this country, only 42 approve of the reforms.

absolutely this.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Personally I think the more telling story is that out of the thousands of GPs in the this country, only 42 approve of the reforms.

I've written a letter opposing the reforms and out of all the thousands of GPs in the country ZERO have signed it.

The opposition to these reforms is therefore clearly overstated.

 

[osymandus]

I've written a letter opposing the reforms and out of all the thousands of GPs in the country ZERO have signed it.

The opposition to these reforms is therefore clearly overstated.

Or they just don't like you and think you smell of poo.