name the 40 new hospitals
This is how the discussion on the NHS needs to be framed -with specifics.
It struck me in the debate last night that the language used even by Corbyn about the NHS not "being for sale" helps conceal the fact that the NHS has progressively been eroded.
Anyone who takes a superficial interest thinks " The Prime Minister must be right saying they are putting millions into the NHS . I'd know if an American company could 'buy' my local hospital".
People believe Johnson especially those who don't know medical professionals or who haven't used the NHS lately.
•It needs to be explained that the high cost of US pharma means that the NHS will have to reduced the services it offers or charge for them.
•It needs to be explained what the Health and Social Care Act 2012 did. It is only 7 years old. It has opened up the NHS to private sector providers.its a slow process but it is happening.
•It needs to be explained that the loss of NHS EU staff means that there's a 40% recruitment gap and this will leads to services being cut.
•It needs to be explained how the last 7 years the Tory competitive tendering process has been slowly undermining the NHS.
• it needs to be explained that the private companies have already started with the more contained stuff like hip replacements. But this leaves NHS providers with less money and still having the complex expensive services like A&E, intensive care, or long-term expensive care.
( The attached link explains how before the Tory changes the NHS providers could balance out surplus from one area to support the more expensive services . ) it needs to be explained how the Tories opening it all up to private providers makes it more expensive for the NHS to provide core services.
▪ it needs to be explained that private companies let the NHS train nurses and doctors. Then they leech the NHS-trained workforce exacerbating the acute staff shortages.
The problem is - it is happening progressively. It is deliberate Tory policy. Yet people believe Johnson's words not his deeds. He says passionately he loves the NHS and " The NHS is not for sale" . People stupidly believe him.
The words say one thing but the deeds show the reality- it is being progressively given away drip, drip.
Dentistry went and medicine is going too.
I hadn't even realised but the many private companies providing NHS services are allowed to use the NHS logo on signs and staff ID etc. So sometimes you don't even know that services are already contracted-out.
This link explains more of what is actually happening and hidden but how many hits does it get ...
Few I expect.
www.patients4nhs.org.uk/how-is-the-nhs-being-privatised/