Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Petition to halt NHS privatisation in Tottenham
http://action.38degrees.org.uk/ccg_found_o?postcode=N4+1PP&emai...
Hi All
I have just received this epetition from 38 Degrees
The government’s plans to privatise and fragment our NHS are taking shape in Tottenham.
Local doctors are forming a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for the area. They’re going to get new powers to decide what health services you and your neighbours are able to access and who provides them. Whether it’s treatment for diabetes, skin conditions, a broken arm or depression, profit-hungry companies like Virgin Care and Serco are circling, ready to bid for contracts by promising to slash costs. The doctors on your local CCG will be under pressure from the government to hand out contracts to private companies. That could put vital services at risk. But the last thing most doctors want is to carve up our NHS for private profit. Plus, the new CCG has a legal duty to listen to local people. So right now, we’ve got a big chance to ask local doctors to use their new powers to protect our NHS, not privatise it. Together, we can make sure they hear from hundreds of local people as they make these crucial decisions.
More details and the petition are on the link
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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I got the same mail last week. It came across as rather "Petitions-R-Us', so I sent them the following email:
"Is it Haringey or Tottenham? Your email says Tottenham; the petition Haringey. Is there anywhere with the full story on this? Your petition asks alot but gives scant information on which to make a decision."
Here is their response:
The petition is for the Haringey Clinical Commissioning Group, which will be responsible for many wards including Bounds Green, Tottenham Hale, Highgate and Stroud Green.The reason for the petition is to ensure that CCG's across the country know that local people have high expectations of the services they will be provided with.If you follow the links below then you will be able to read a lot more information on the subject:[1] GP Online: GP and CCG relations: what are the challenges? http://insidecommissioning.gponline.com/2012/08/02/gp-and-ccg-relat...
[2] "Virgin Care...will take over integrated children's services in the south-west in March 2013 and will run frontline services for three years. Critics have warned that such deals herald the breakup of the NHS, with private firms cherrypicking services." Guardian: Virgin Care to take over children's health services in Devon http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jul/12/virgin-care-children-...
GP Online: Services open to “any qualified provider” revealed by DH http://www.gponline.com/channel/news/article/1149786/services-open-...
[3] “...plans for a radical restructuring of the health service in England, which will give GPs control of much of the NHS's £106bn annual budget, cut the number of health bodies, and introduce more competition into services” Guardian: NHS Reform Health bill passes vote
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/20/nhs-reform-health-bi...
BBC: NHS - The shape of things to come http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17457102
[4] Telegraph: Scrap NHS Bill, say doctors who will run reforms http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9112448/Scrap-NHS-Bill...
Pulse: More GP commissioners withdraw support from health bill http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsarticle-content/-/article_display_l...
[5] 38 Degrees blog: NHS - Draft active citizens guide https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/NHS-draft-active-citizens-guide
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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We signed this
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We are having a public meeting tomorrow to discuss many of these issues:
http://www.harringayonline.com/events/public-meeting-9th-october-20...
One of our campaigns is to get the CCG to commit to the commissioning 'pledge', to keep the local NHS public.
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