Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The NHS - do you want US companies (and others) running parts of our health service?
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Our government is preparing to strike new trade deals after Brexit. Donald Trump is waiting for his chance to do an ‘America first’ deal. [1] And we’ve already got a taste of his plans: his sights are firmly set on the NHS. [2] It could mean American companies running our hospitals, making money off of us when we're sick and vulnerable. [3]
But we can stop them. Together, we can prove the public won’t allow the NHS to be offered up on the negotiating table. The government's launched a consultation about how the UK should trade with other countries. [4] It’s our chance to tell them we want the NHS protected from future trade deals, no matter what.
The people who want to see our NHS opened up to American companies are well connected to UK government ministers, but together we can drown their voices out. [5] If the government hear from hundreds of thousands of us, they’ll know voters won’t allow our NHS to be sold off to the highest bidder.
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/surveys/1514?q%5B13643%5D=Yes,%20...
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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You're welcome.
EVERYONE should do this.
It takes 10 secs. It our NHS, not for business profit.
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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Done
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Permalink Reply by Spiderman on
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What's so bad about American companies specifically? (He says, typing on his iPhone...)
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Permalink Reply by Jane on
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I work for a large multinational, our parent company is US based. We now have to align our IT development with their procedures & reporting lines. They do not deliver the quality and efficiency that we were providing locally to our clients, mostly UK & Europe based. Nothing personally against the individuals (well some), but I would be horrified at thought of US applying some approach to NHS as they have our business.
I can't comment on iPhone as never used one, but I'd think twice about my Mac purchase, given the chance :-)
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"More urgent danger is from Integrated Care Providers"
England is consulting on the contract for this new model of health and social care provision that threatens the break-up of the NHS into units run by less accountable units run by Integrated Care Providers (ends 26/0/18)
Each of these ‘business units’ would control spending of healthcare for populations of up to 500,000. These huge contracts will be eminently open to privatisation
The ICPs will deliver the dangerous new restructuring plans which could see fragments of the NHS managed by non-NHS, non-statutory and therefore less accountable bodies.
Please SIGN the petition and find out more information on this -ICP petition
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Permalink Reply by Neil on
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USA companies lead the way in cancer research and in producing medicine and equipment to deal with it. I'm disappointed that so many UK citizens have to go to the US for ground breaking cancer treatment. My iPhone is amazingly clever!
When it comes to saving lives, I would like to see more US technology available in our hospitals, and particularly in Wales where the Welsh government has the worst record for quick and successful cancer treatment.
The last time I checked, there were no waiting times for most treatments in the USA. We deserve to have the US system over here if it means more patients are treated quickly without having to join a waiting list. The UK government is spending record amounts on the NHS with more nurses and doctors than ever before, but the results remain second best compared to the US.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Yes, waiting times are shorter if you have the money or can afford the insurance If you have neither they are endlessly long. Also the US scores badly on most health outcome indicators when looked at against comparable countries
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/quality-u-s-he...
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Oh to hell with it, I'll bite...
Here's a reason why not.
More Americans have died in the last two years as a result of the U. S health care opioid crisis than died in the Vietnam war. Hard working women and men who had the misfortune of accessing U.S health care, many, many of them for minor ailments and injuries . Lives utterly destroyed by billion dollar organisations literally creating an epedemic of addiction purely for the benefit of their shareholders and the politicians they have bought.
Neil, if you think the NHS has long waiting times and value the American model over ours, why don't you do us all a favour, take out private health care and be done with the NHS. Seriously, it would help with those waiting times. You literally could be a life saver.
Apologies if I'm mistaken but If you're the same Neil O'Shea ex tory councillor and freelance journalist then you might struggle with the premiums though not having a stable employer and that.
Oh boy, why do I bother?
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Neil O'Shea ex tory councillor and freelance journalist
Ah, explains a lot, brexit posts and that :)
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