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Tag Archives: NHS
A mental health sticking plaster?
At the beginning of last week the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office announced that Nick Clegg is to establish and Chair a new task force that will involve a number of Government Ministers who will meet within days to examine to urgently examine the … Continue reading
Rural Health Services
Having spent a wonderful week on the Isle of Harris, and with visits to Lewis I was struck by the stories from residents of how their NHS care is delivered. If the same sense of priority and focus was available … Continue reading
Posted in Health Reform
Tagged Harris, Isle of Harris, Isle of Lewis, Lewis, NHS, NHS Highland
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Promises.
The promise in the 2010 coalition agreement to “stop the top-down reorganisations of the NHS that have got in the way of patient care.” and the various promises beforehand were cynical lies. This is clear for two reasons. The first is that the changes were introduced within weeks of the agreement being announced and the second … Continue reading
Posted in Health Reform, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Lansley, David Cameron, Jane Ellison, Jeremy Hunt, NHS
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Happy Birthday Flo
194 Years ago today Florence Nightingale was born. Today as well as celebrating her Birthday, we can also acknowledge International Nurses Day. One way of doing something practical is to register your own opposition to a proposal to raise the cost of … Continue reading
Boys behaving badly
Last night I was on duty as a Street Pastor in Brighton. It was a relatively quiet evening, in part according to those who attempt to understand such things because the previous evening had been very busy with 1000’s of … Continue reading
Is this the transparency we seek?
This mornings news that a Labour Peer is calling for a £10 monthly ‘membership’ charge to be added to the Council Tax bill to help fund the NHS has a number of implications. Quite apart from the organisational challenge presented to … Continue reading
Posted in Health Reform, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Deloitte, Jackie Davies, Justin Webb, NHS, Norman Warner, Reform
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A mockery of proper democratic practice
The words of William Hague following yesterdays predictable referendum in Ukraine who said “Nothing in the way that the referendum has been conducted should convince anyone that it is a legitimate exercise. The referendum has taken place at 10 days’ notice, … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Crimea, Government, Member of Parliament, NHS, Referendum, Ukraine, William Hague
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Skills aren’t everything
This morning on Radio 4’s Today programme Adam Marshall from the British Chambers of Commerce was being interviewed as a result of the very positive predictions of growth by the Chambers for the year ahead. As part of the interview … Continue reading
A vital pause
If this logo is not familiar or at least recognisable, then you have probably not seen the leaflet which the Government commissioned to tell us about their data sharing scheme known as Care.Data. Further details on the scheme can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Health Reform, Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner
Tagged Care.Data, Clare Gerada, NHS
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Could the NHA break through?
Last night on the Jonathan Ross show, comedian Rufus Hound declared he plans to stand for the National Health Action Party in the forthcoming European Elections. He made it clear that this decision arose, not because he was commited to having a political … Continue reading
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