How they plan to justify privatising vast tracts of the NHS
Slightly technical but interesting blog about manipulation of data to allow 'Any willing (private) provider' to cherry pick bits of NHS activity.
The NHS bill will be back in parliament soon. Nice to get back to proper stories after the usual quiet August 'silly-season'.
Oh wait....
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TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:35,
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The website is called "false economy".
Does that imply they are biased?
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JamTallons, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:40,
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They're pretty up front about their agenda
so if you want a map of where there will be a balloon release to save the NHS it's there.
From my viewpoint as a NHS employee this article has a ring of truth about it
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TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:48,
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Strictly speaking everyone is biased.
Check their about page and if you find yourself in general disagreement (i.e. you are a neoliberal or a die-hard Tory) then don't read what it has to say.
Relatively good website, shame that it's associated with the fauxcialist Labour party though. It reports the problems with the economy but (being associated with organisations that are very much a part of the established order) fails to recognise that these problems are systemic and can't be fixed by the Labour party's (very) minor differences in policy.
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Agreed...
...Labour, are one of the biggest proponents of PFI and privatisation. All the UK parties worth talking about are right-wing authoritarian and more concerned about Nom-doms' wallets than doing what is right for the country.
And they wonder why people feel disenfranchised?
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That is just the tip of the iceberg
I have no doubt that the NHS will be returned to the shambles it was in the 90's once the Tories get their teeth really into it.
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slartifartfast When all around are losing their heads, duck., Mon 22 Aug 2011, 9:52,
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Seems about right
MPs need these private contracts to succeed so they can have their nice directorships and consultancies when they finish being MPs (or, more usually, whilst they are MPs).
If MPs gave two shits about the country and the people, they're have scrapped all privatising and PFI bollocks longs ago.
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I 100% support a fully state owned NHS
However I wonder how many people that compain about cuts would actually do the things guaranteed to
protect it.
Exercise, healthy living. Smoke less. Drink less. Do basic body checks for new spots and lumps.
If people looked after themselves better then the NHS wouldn't need nearly as much money.
Not saying people that have thrashed their body shouldn't get treatment but they'ld be doing everyone else a favour if they looked after themselves better.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 12:46,
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thats a very dodgy argument...
arguably... stress is the biggest killer.... should the nhs start saying "your highly stressed cos of your job and your family... you are more headache to look after than this person who has never been stressed"
drink and drugs are obviously bad for your health... but they are just that...obvious...theres a lot of things people do that aren't doing them any favours...
where does it stop? you drove to fast, you ran with a knife...
just saying.
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How's it dodgy? It's the bleeding obvious.
Just saying that if people want to make things easier for the NHS they should take better care of themselves.
It's not the hardest thing to do to take a walk every now and again and cutback on the fried foods and cigs.
You could also make things easier for the Fire service by having smoke alarms. Same thing.
Public services are not bottomless pits of materials, staff and money.
The more people take the less there is so if people can do things for themselves to limit their take then everyone benefits.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 14:23,
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but where do you draw the line...
not putting my wet hands in a socket could be described as "looking after myself" just like doing yoga and eating well....
i think your calling for a national "dont be a fucking moron...look after yourself...the bare minimum...its all you need to do type thing"
which i entirely i agree with in principal...but in reality... some thick fucker will just say
"wot im looking after myself...i only had 4 steaks this week!"
so really im just raining on your parade with the horrible liquid piss that is reality...
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If I followed your advice
I'm not sure it would be worth getting out of bed!
As an aside though, can anyone explain to me why if I go skateboarding with no safety equipment along the M25 carrying a beehive I get the inevitable hospital treatment for free, but if I get an abcess under a tooth through no fault of my own it costs me 500 quid?
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TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 22 Aug 2011, 13:35,
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fucking bees man...
coming over hear getting funded for operations...
its time to get rid of the bees...using some sort of "sting operation"
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