Now the Tories have been given the green light to go ahead with changes to the NHS, prepare for more and more stories creeping into the press about the failings of the NHS. Before you know it, everyone will be begging for it to be put out of it’s misery and all praise will be to the private healthcare trusts who will offer nothing unless you have the correct insurance.
The Care Quality Commission, ordered by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, has carried out unannounced visits at 100 hospitals to assess dignity and nutrition standards, identifying concerns in 55 cases. Lansley said he would encourage whistle-blowers to highlight any concerns they had about the standard of hospital care for the elderly, stating:
We expect that staff across the NHS, if they see examples of poor care they blow the whistle on that, which is precisely why we have introduced changes to the staff contract.
To put all this into context, whilst in opposition as health spokesman, he accepted a donation of £21,000 from the chairman of private healthcare provider Care UK and founder of the private equity fund Sovereign Capital, which owns several other private healthcare companies.
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the NHS reform isn’t in the best interest of the sick but the greedy.
Jason E Cooper 