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Though the healthcare system in England needs to keep changing to keep up with modern expectations and finite resources, this can be done within the existing framework of the NHS. The proposed reforms are worrying because:
· There is little evidence to support the changes, which are essentially ideological
· Care will increasingly be focused around managing money rather than what the patient needs.
· The BMA, Royal College of Nurses and Royal College of GPs are against the changes as they stand.
· The doctor-patient relationship may become less trusting when money is involved.
· Multidisciplinary care for patients with complex needs may be more difficult when lots of providers are involved, and continuity if fragmented.
· Medical students currently have no training in management.
· How medical training will fit into the changes has not been fully thought out.
· Some unprofitable services, like A&E, care of the elderly and mental health may suffer if private companies out-compete the NHS and cause hospitals to close or be taken over.
· The changes are too extreme and complex to be pushed through so quickly.
The following members of Newcastle Medical School ask you to please vote against the changes on October 12th.
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October 11, 2011
Refining our position on these healthcare proposals requires careful attention to the professional warnings issued by medical organizations. I am currently coordinating with colleagues to ensure our perspective reaches the relevant policy committees.
October 11, 2011
The momentum behind this petition highlights the growing apprehension regarding the direction of the NHS. It is clear that many share the concern that these reforms prioritize administrative structures over the essential needs of patients.
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The NHS is the best thing we have. Stop trying to break it just to save a few quid. Patients come first not bank accounts.
Absolute madness. Listen to the doctors for once!! They know what the service actually needs way more than some suit in London.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Though the healthcare system in England needs to keep changing to keep up with modern expectations and finite resources, this can be done within the existing framework of the NHS. The proposed reforms are worrying because:
· There is little evidence to support the changes, which are essentially ideological
· Care will increasingly be focused around managing money rather than what the patient needs.
· The BMA, Royal College of Nurses and Royal College of GPs are against the changes as they stand.
· The doctor-patient relationship may become less trusting when money is involved.
· Multidisciplinary care for patients with complex needs may be more difficult when lots of providers are involved, and continuity if fragmented.
· Medical students currently have no training in management.
· How medical training will fit into the changes has not been fully thought out.
· Some unprofitable services, like A&E, care of the elderly and mental health may suffer if private companies out-compete the NHS and cause hospitals to close or be taken over.
· The changes are too extreme and complex to be pushed through so quickly.
The following members of Newcastle Medical School ask you to please vote against the changes on October 12th.
Updates
October 11, 2011
Refining our position on these healthcare proposals requires careful attention to the professional warnings issued by medical organizations. I am currently coordinating with colleagues to ensure our perspective reaches the relevant policy committees.
October 11, 2011
The momentum behind this petition highlights the growing apprehension regarding the direction of the NHS. It is clear that many share the concern that these reforms prioritize administrative structures over the essential needs of patients.
3 Comments
My grandad spent weeks in hospital last year and the care was amazing. Dont ruin it for everyone else. Leave it alone.
The NHS is the best thing we have. Stop trying to break it just to save a few quid. Patients come first not bank accounts.
Absolute madness. Listen to the doctors for once!! They know what the service actually needs way more than some suit in London.
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My grandad spent weeks in hospital last year and the care was amazing. Dont ruin it for everyone else. Leave it alone.