observer Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 With Dave and Nick on an NHS listening tour, it might help IF we were all brought into the reasoning for the proposed changes. OK, get rid of the PCTs, which means shedding a few appointees (possibly ex-councillors!) and health "managers" on these Quangos. But if the commissioning powers (and with it the money) are passed to GP consortiums, our Doctors will be spending less time in the surgery than they do now; they'll probably have to outsource the admin to the professionals who have been made redundant by the demise of the PCTs anyway, so basically the privatisation of "the NHS admin"! Now they're talking about bringing in NHS staff and (wait for it) Councillors into these new "Boards" to replace the PCTs - which basically takes us all the way back to the original District and Regional Health Authorities - thus full circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 wow! and if we dont watch out, there will be central purchasing, central stores and lots of cost savings from this. Lots of centralisation and savings from unnecessary administrative staff..lots of making hospitals bigger so everyone is treated in the one place, thus saving on building maintenance, electricity, staffing, etc... We will be able to build more homes for treatment of Altzeimers patients possibly on Omega as this could attrract customers from a larger area, thus creating even more cost savings and lots of surplus money... We will be able to have more beds from the savings, and treat more patients....until the age bubble bursts and there will be a surplus of beds and someone will dream up the moving of patients into the community and having trusts set up for managing the funds...and giving councillors and "experts" a part time job with lots of perks...... I could write a book about this!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I will wait for the film version, oh it is already out. Carry on doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Well Dave is passionate about the NHS, and has said it's "safe in his hands", even promised to ring fence spending on it - so, I wonder why NHS Trusts are trying to make savings, by cutting back on hip replacements for example, leaving surgeons with more time for the golf course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I wonder why NHS Trusts are trying to make savings, by cutting back on hip replacements for example, leaving surgeons with more time for the golf course? NO. It's to free up time to get to the hospital from their main job at Spire. (Especially with 20mph limits.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Well that's probably why the new changes are coming in - your Doctor pays to send you to Spire, where the profits increase, but so do the waiting lists - thus making space in the local NHS Hospital to get your Op quicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Whats to stop a doctor sending you somewhere he has an interest in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 think we passed that milestone a while ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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