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Public Services for All > Published by Alex Hern, February 15th 2012 at 1:04 pm

How the coalition is breaking the NHS

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Sign the petition to drop the bill

Despite requests to release the detail of the health & social care reform bill risk assessment from every corner, including the information commissioner, Andrew Lansley continues to withhold this vital detail and plough through his changes without an electoral mandate.

Released today, the report Breaking the NHS – stealing England’s health through reckless reform brings together a crowd of informed voices, all arguing that these reforms are a risk of unique proportions and that the Bill should be dropped at the earliest opportunity, while it is not too late to rescue the NHS from oblivion.

This is an excessively costly and wasteful exercise, based upon absolutely no evidence, at a time when every pound counts. It is a threat to professional standards and quality care and will herald a profit-focused approach which will also result in EU Competition Law costing the service millions of pounds in law suits from a dissatisfied private sector.

Far from improving patient chances, if implemented, the bill will result in increasing numbers of patients fighting to obtain treatment and care.

Collating the voices of patients, medical experts, numerous members of the House of Lords with medical backgrounds, including Lord David Owen, as well as shocking evidence of the entangled influence of private healthcare from the US, the report explores five areas:

The threat to patients; privatisation and EU competition law; the lack of evidence; the economy and wasting funds; and how the reforms are ignoring moral obligations

Stalwart leader of the fight against the Bill in the Lords, Baroness Glenys Thornton says:

“This is an important and well researched source of information about how damaging the health & social care bill will be for our NHS.

“Many of the key areas of concern highlighted so well in this report have also been the subject of arguments put forward by the Labour Team throughout the progress of this dreadful bill.

“Anyone seeking information about the concerns over the bill will find this report of great value.”

The government argues it’s too late to reverse the process – but as well as demonstrating how withdrawal of the Bill would, at the very least, prevent the full scale destruction of the NHS and the full impact of marketisation, the report also shows that dropping it now will save at least £1 billion and put a stop to the most dangerous elements of these reforms.

On the day when Dr Kailesh Chand’s petition soars to almost 120,000 signatures, accumulating an extraordinary 40,000 in 24 hours, the contents of this report show exactly why everyone who knows about the urgent need to safeguard the NHS is speaking out

The report shows that a critical mass is now emerging to say one thing: Drop the bill.

Everyone who cares about the NHS should continue to sign the petitions, and help spread the report showing the damage the changes will cause to Britain.

See also:

• The government continues to bury the risk of the NHS reforms – Alex Hern, February 14th 2012

• NHS productivity gain is just the latest evidence that socialised medicine brings down costs – Daniel Elton, February 13th 2012

• Look Left – Beginning of the end on the NHS bill – Alex Hern, February 10th 2012

• The Financial Times comes out against the NHS bill – Alex Hern, February 9th 2012

• Miliband goes on attack as fight to save the NHS stepped up – Shamik Das, February 6th 2012

  • Gjhaddock

    What type of gov have we got. they are to rich themselves to care about anyone and do not listen to anyone all they care about is profit befor people

  • Charles_vicky20

    why is cameron still in no 10 ,,,,i have a vote of no confidence ,what is a matter with everyone why dont we vote him out

  • Peter

    We never voted them in! Its time this coalition is scrapped.

    This is a government cobbled together through a majority of seats and certainly not through being democratically elected on a manifesto to be put into action on our behalf.

  • http://twitter.com/scoscarwood/status/169798622676926465 Celia Kelly

    RT @leftfootfwd: How the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/LXDwrikf

  • http://twitter.com/scoscarwood/status/169798871709523968 Celia Kelly

    How the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/Ne9QJw5R by @alexhern

  • http://twitter.com/cllrkrichards/status/169826025360982017 Kevin Richards

    Come on Lansley release the report, what are you afraid of? RT @leftfootfwd: How the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/8Tf7rlV9

  • http://twitter.com/christinasosseh/status/169880744347435009 christina sosseh

    RT @leftfootfwd: How the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/jguV8sTF

  • http://twitter.com/proactivelyposi/status/169889556018102273 Michael Anthony Snai

    How the coalition is breaking the NHS | Left Foot Forward http://t.co/DAMsuARn via @addthis

  • http://twitter.com/kailashchandobe/status/170039287528693760 Dr Kailash Chand OBE

    @leftfootfwdHow the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/sCcMx3TW Everyone who cares about NHS – continue to sign http://t.co/pWUbpbQG

  • http://twitter.com/ijgreener/status/170041117230899200 Ian Greener

    @leftfootfwdHow the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/sCcMx3TW Everyone who cares about NHS – continue to sign http://t.co/pWUbpbQG

  • http://twitter.com/amyrideout/status/170046685672775680 Amy Rideout

    @leftfootfwdHow the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/sCcMx3TW Everyone who cares about NHS – continue to sign http://t.co/pWUbpbQG

  • http://twitter.com/marcuschown/status/170049787708715008 Marcus Chown

    @leftfootfwdHow the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/sCcMx3TW Everyone who cares about NHS – continue to sign http://t.co/pWUbpbQG

  • http://twitter.com/jsharkey13/status/170053568479510528 J Sharkey

    @leftfootfwdHow the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/sCcMx3TW Everyone who cares about NHS – continue to sign http://t.co/pWUbpbQG

  • http://twitter.com/glitterylou/status/170284212614733826 Louise Sian Gibbard

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/nicky2806/status/170284225625464832 Nicky

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/natandoron/status/170284278620495874 Natan Doron

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/cromulentjosh/status/170284475912167424 Josh Kitto

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/thestripeysheep/status/170284478659444738 Becky

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/estebanrooney/status/170284490030190593 Steve Rooney

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/crawleylabour/status/170284785015595008 crawleylabour

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/mikesmart13/status/170286557864017921 Mike Smart

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/alan_199/status/170289754888351744 Alan199

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://twitter.com/embotx/status/170293964656742400 Emma Lucy Aston

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/paediatricians-warn-of-extremely-damaging-effect-of-health-bill/ Paediatricians warn of “extremely damaging effect” of health bill | Left Foot Forward

    [...] also: • How the coalition is breaking the NHS – Alex Hern, February 15th [...]

  • http://twitter.com/colette2820/status/170584760182255616 colette

    Here's a reminder of how the coalition is breaking the NHS: http://t.co/GnqoJee2 #SaveTheNHS #DropTheBill #BBCqt

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/look-left-17-02-12/ Look Left – The fight for the soul of the NHS goes on | Left Foot Forward

    [...] Alex Hern wrote on Left Foot Forward: The government argues it’s too late to reverse the process – but as [...]

  • Sosnhs

    http://tinyurl.com/73bu6t6 – for the live link to BREAKING THE NHS – Stealing England’s Health through Reckless Reforms

  • http://twitter.com/shamethedevil/status/172292623460081664 John Jackson

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/unisonournhs/status/172295217679056896 UNISON Health

    How the coalition is beaking the NHS. #DropTheBill http://t.co/nsmmrWr5

  • http://twitter.com/totaltruthpls/status/172298197685907456 benio

    RT @leftfootfwd: How the coalition is breaking the NHS http://t.co/yVykIYet #dropthebill

  • http://twitter.com/durhamcub/status/172310541837139968 Martin Steel

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/paulstpancras/status/172310782741196802 paulstpancras

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/scarlett16/status/172313907241820161 Donna Govan

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/creativecrip/status/172314715081539584 TheCreativeCrip

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/yrotitna/status/172324089896247298 Yrotitna

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/lucy_pereira/status/172347622743490560 Lucy Pereira

    David Owen, designer of the NHS internal market argues that the bill creates an external market wrecking the NHS:#pmqs http://t.co/XyQQKRC0

  • http://twitter.com/mead_laura/status/172401430391566336 Laura M

    How the coalition is beaking the NHS. #DropTheBill http://t.co/nsmmrWr5

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/just-as-we-dismantle-our-nhs-india-is-trying-to-build-theirs/ Just as we dismantle our NHS, India is trying to build theirs | Left Foot Forward

    [...] also: • How the coalition is breaking the NHS – Alex Hern, February 15th [...]

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/wales-will-fight-the-tory-dismantling-of-the-nhs/ Wales will fight the Tory dismantling of the NHS | Left Foot Forward

    [...] How the coalition is breaking the NHS – Alex Hern, February 15th [...]

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/02/nick-cleggs-letter-to-lib-dem-mps-and-peers-is-just-furious-spin-concealing-nhs-privatisation/ Clegg’s letter to Lib Dems is just furious spin concealing NHS privatisation | Left Foot Forward

    [...] • How the coalition is breaking the NHS - Alex Hern, February 15th 2012 [...]