Summary
The Government is coming under fire for its plans to give the NHS the biggest shake-up in its 63-year history. The Health and Social Care Bill will mean that GPs will control most of the NHS budget by 2013. In this article, former Bristol Labour MP DOUG NAYSMITH, who was a member of the influential Health Select Committee for ten years, argues against the changes while Kingswood Tory MP CHRIS SKIDMORE, now on the same committee, defends the Government's case.
Doug Naysmith THE Government's plans to shake up the health service are a recipe for disaster that will destroy the NHS as we know it.See the full content of this document
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Nhs Shake-Up: Death Knell or a Revival?
As a nation, we are justifiably proud of our National Health Service. The idea medical treatment should be provided on the basis of need rather than the ability to pay has been popular with the British people for more than 60 years.
We are proud of the fact that, unlike some other nations, we do not have to take out costly health insurance, sell our homes, or get into debt to pay for treatment.I know there are problems with the NHS. But we do not have the worry of how we would pay for care if we or a loved one fell gravely ill. Nor do we ...See the full content of this document
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