tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208852.post9050447505855167116..comments2023-10-22T16:55:39.016+01:00Comments on Maureen Rigg's Blog: Health and Social CareMaureen Rigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668706709158698743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208852.post-41959060520955091372012-03-05T22:07:04.987+00:002012-03-05T22:07:04.987+00:00This is the coalition's poll tax or ID card mo...This is the coalition's poll tax or ID card moment, everyone can see it's a bad idea but they've backed it for so long they can't admit they're wrong.<br />In 30 years in the NHS I can't recall a policy that united all the professional bodies like this has, all against it.<br />Where is your evidence that the changes can't be reversed?<br />Competition in the NHS doesn't work, you end up with wasteful duplication and organisations being uncooperative, joined up healthcare needs cooperation.<br />The whole concept that GP's know best what healthcare is needed for the population is flawed, they're General Practitioners, explain to me how they know where the priorities should lie between paediatrics, radiotherapy, orthopaedics?<br />Private healthcare companies will cherry pick those services they can earn the most money from, leave the difficult stuff to the NHS and walk away from any problems. PIP breast implants is a good example of this.<br />You need to ask how the local services that have been tendered out are going, shouldn't be difficult to find what a disaster they are. If you need na more clues just ask on your blog I'll point you in the right direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com