| Topic: | 'Downing Street does not shoot Andrew Lansley | |
| Posted by: | Malcolm Peltu | |
| Date/Time: | 28/02/13 16:30:00 |
| According to the Daily Telegraph: 'New rules opening the NHS to more competition from private health firms are set to be withdrawn just two weeks after they were announced, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.... Earlier this month, the government published regulations banning “any restrictions” that are “not necessary” on allowing private and voluntary groups to compete to run taxpayer-funded healthcare services. However, an outcry from medical groups, MPs and campaigners against privatisation in the NHS has forced a re-think, which government sources said was likely to result in the regulations being revoked.' See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9896186/Norman-Lamb-NHS-competition-rules-must-be-reviewed.html There you will also find a link to one of the funniest and most revealing reports on this shambles in a service most of us depend on, headlined: DOWNING STREET 'DOES NOT WANT ANDREW LANSLEY 'TAKEN OUT AND SHOT' The petition highlighted in this thread by Iris has now reached over 200,000 in a few days, but for anyone who hasn't signed and feels it is important to oppose this move it is still worth signing (even if just to send a message to the Lib Dem MPs who at last seem to be getting up the nerve to oppose their earlier support of this top-down reorganisation). You can sign at: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/nhs-section75 |