tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post3256212141681785333..comments2024-02-13T00:08:04.640+00:00Comments on NHS Vault: A Labour Manifesto on the NHSrichard.bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-6220169177972053062011-07-11T14:48:30.488+01:002011-07-11T14:48:30.488+01:00I agree with a lot of this. In addition Labour sho...I agree with a lot of this. In addition Labour should highlight the growing number of organisations providing care wihtout "NHS" in theor titel (eg Surrey Community Health), and the associated lack of accountability.<br /><br />It must also have a message on improving productivity whilst driving up the quality of care. Labour should highlight its previous record here - thruugh a judicious combination of supporting clincally credible national standards, clinical networks to properly plan care, national clinical audits, tariffs for best practice care, and occasional use of extra capacity from the private sector at the margins - which delivered major improvements overall, including in stroke and cancer care.Trevor Cheesemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-65530974586101301062011-07-07T15:53:29.994+01:002011-07-07T15:53:29.994+01:00Thanks for the comments. I am going to the Labour ...Thanks for the comments. I am going to the Labour Conference in September and my sole intention is to raise awareness about this. It's my opinion that Labour could win a huge majority at the next election if they campaign on the NHS.richard.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-55676445574821116042011-07-07T00:07:18.703+01:002011-07-07T00:07:18.703+01:00Thank you for articulating this, couldn't agre...Thank you for articulating this, couldn't agree more. The problem with much of the anti-privatisation organising both before and now since the health reforms bill is that little has been put forward in terms of what positively needs to happen with the NHS, and how it might best be structured. Everyone seems to want to ignore what a failure the PCTs in particular were in terms of accountability and management culture, and the insanities brought about by the internal market on its own.<br /><br />At the moment the leadership and younger apparatchiks of the LP seem too out of touch with even their own activists, much less anyone else, - and still too afraid/fascinated with market ideology to really accept that a) they made costly mistakes while in power with PFI and ITSCs etc and/or b) that there might be some good non-market based alternatives. The gulf is getting to tragi/comic proportions if their blogs are anything go by.<br /><br />Though it would help the LP in the polls hugely if it followed your prescription, I don't hold out much hope.cityeyrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-25555933802976977982011-07-06T23:01:54.485+01:002011-07-06T23:01:54.485+01:00I agree completely. If Labour did this I could act...I agree completely. If Labour did this I could actually back them again. <br />I saw an advert yesterday for Axa healthcare that said 'with the uncertainty of the NHS reforms' then went on to say they were offering 20% off taking out health insurance. I hope Lansley is proud of himself.Hellsbellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055258492729583498noreply@blogger.com