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NHS being privatised

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durhamjen Thu 16-Jul-15 19:55:22

I watched the Channel 4 news report about the ambulance service. It's quite frightening the number of taxis that are being used instead of ambulances, even for a woman that had pre-eclampsia. Apparently only about two percent of private ambulances have paramedics.
We definitely need more paramedics. They saved my life two years ago.

The person who brought up the idea of charging for the NHS was Lord Prior. He wants to have an enquiry into an insurance based NHS, which has just been discounted by the last enquiry. Obviously the last enquiry did not come up with the right answer.

Lord Prior was in charge of the CQC until he was made a lord. Now we know why.

whitewave Thu 16-Jul-15 18:45:52

I have been waiting for this since 2010. I think that this is a fight that absolutely must be won. Didn't take than long once the Libs were gone from their coat-tails

durhamjen Thu 16-Jul-15 18:04:26

nhscampaign.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5f72f778439e38b1d18a28495&id=8ccca95baf&e=400b5458c0

Channel 4 news tonight there will be a report about the ambulance service.

durhamjen Thu 16-Jul-15 17:41:14

www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/richard-grimes/government-moves-to-consider-nhs-user-charges

The government has managed to set this up. Has anyone else noticed?