A thread on a threat to the #NHS in England

It's important, so please read & act TODAY.

NHSE is seeking feedback on "Integrated Care Systems"

That sounds like a great idea - getting health & social care working together. No doubt it could be ... in the right hands

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However ...

and with this govt, there's always a "however" ...

their proposal is a backdoor to more privatisation of the NHS

(they have no plans to sell the NHS ... they just plan to encourage more contracting out, & we've seen with Serco & Deloittes what that means)

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NHS England have created a survey (4 questions) which expires TODAY

https://keepournhspublic.com/  have looked at the proposals, & explain why we should be very concerned:

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4. Do you agree that giving ICSs a statutory footing from 2022, alongside other legislative proposals, provides the right foundation for the NHS over the next decade?

These are KONP's concerns (remember: Serco, Deloittes, VIP fast track contracts, ...)

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5. Do you agree that option 2 offers a model that provides greater incentive for collaboration alongside clarity of accountability across systems, to Parliament and most importantly, to patients?

(remember: Serco, Deloittes, profits more important than delivery)

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6. Do you agree that other than mandatory participation of NHS bodies and Local Authorities, membership should be sufficiently permissive to allow systems to shape their own governance arrangements to best suit their populations needs?

Deloittes in charge of our NHS? Dido?

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7. Do you agree, subject to appropriate safeguards and where appropriate, that services currently commissioned by NHSE should be either transferred or delegated to ICS bodies?

Postcode lottery health service on steroids. Not for me, thank-you.

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Here's the survey, https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/building-a-strong-integrated-care-system/consultation/intro/ & here's how I worded my objections

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Please, please, please ... take the time to take the survey & register your strong disagreement on all 4 questions.

https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/building-a-strong-integrated-care-system/consultation/intro/

The cynic in me tells me that we will be ignored, BUT our silence will the read as support.

#SaveOurNHS

(read the thread)
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