Nipsa: Privatisation 'hurting Northern Ireland health care' 3 March 2014Last updated at 01:22 ET The unions said increasing privatisation was contributing to recent A&E problems The crisis in Northern Ireland's healthcare system is down to the increasing role of privatisation, the trade union Nipsa has said. Recent problems in A&E departments and the threatened closure of care homes for the elderly have been flagged up in the research by the union.
It said the Transforming Your Care initiative is undermining the NHS. The union also said its members were determined to oppose privatising the health service. Nipsa general secretary Brian Campfield said: "Our research argues that behind the rhetoric of Transforming Your Care is its default position of undermining the NHS by withdrawing from key areas of public sector provision, subsidising private medical provision's control of waiting lists and failing to support with appropriate funding and staff a universally available public health system. The destruction of the NHS. I realise that because of my tendency to present lots of facts and conduct rigorous analysis on them, my articles are usually extremely long. Today I am going to try very hard to write a short and concise article about what is happening to the NHS.Before the Tory party were enabled back into power by the Liberal Democrats, the NHS was one of the most efficient and popular health services in the world.
In fact, public satisfaction with the service reached an all-time high immediately before the Tories got their hands on it.Before the election David Cameron lied, and, lied, and lied about his intentions towards the NHS. The Tories are trying to convert the NHS from the public service model to the profit driven US model (even though studies have found the US system to be less efficient than the UK system, despite being the most expensive in the world). Not only are health outcomes much poorer in the US, prices are much higher too. More articles from ANOTHER ANGRY VOICE. Government’s new NHS adviser linked to ‘stealth privatisation’ firm. Revealed: Big Pharma's hidden links to NHS policy, with senior MPs saying medical industry uses ‘wealth to influence government’ - UK Politics - UK. But the SHCA has confirmed to The Independent that it is entirely funded by commercial “members”. Its director, John Murray, is also a lobbyist whose company lists some of the world’s biggest drug and medical device firms as clients.
Mr Murray put his name on a foreword to the NHS England document along with James Palmer, the clinical director of specialised services at NHS England, with whom he admits he has had “many meetings [on] a wide range of organisations and interests”. The findings raise significant questions about links between the lobbying industry and NHS England – a quango set up to run the NHS under the Government’s health reforms. Unlike other government departments NHS England does not register its meetings with lobbyists. It also does not routinely publicly disclose all potential conflicts of interest of those who do work for it.
Big Pharma lobbyists exploit patients and doctors The company’s website makes bold claims about how it has been able to influence policy. REVEALED AT LAST: The Hunt-Bottomley link. His relationship to Virginia Bottomley…..his dealings with the British Council….his inheritance of the SW Surrey constituency….his father’s history in UK Health provision….the Health interests for whom Bottomley now works….his capture of the Health portfolio in the recent reshuffle. Throughout his career, Jeremy Hunt’s advancement somehow always seemed to involve his path crossing that of the former Virginia Bottomley, known since 2005 as Baroness Nettlestone. Now – with the help of some initial sleuthing by regular Slogger Jackie – I can offer readers a big clue: they are cousins. Laid out below (for anyone with any feeling for the importance of meritocracy) is how still, in 2012, career progress of the type admired by David Cameron – “the leg up” – is alive and well.
One where the right tie, who you know, and above all a well-connected family, are all you need to prosper. Ring any bells? Virginia Bottomley eventually became MP for South West Surrey. Ring any bells? Rate this: i 40 Votes. Royal Victoria Hospital: Beds opened and extra staff called in. 24 February 2014Last updated at 16:32 ET Measures are being put in place at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast Extra staff were brought in to Belfast's largest emergency department to deal with the number of people seeking treatment on Monday. The Belfast Health Trust triggered "escalation plans", that also included additional beds being opened at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH).
At one point, more than 100 people were waiting in A&E, and about 30 others were on trolleys. At 17:00 GMT, the trust said there were no plans to call a major incident. However, the trust told the BBC it was "monitoring the situation very closely on an almost hourly basis". The emergency departments at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald and Antrim Area Hospital have also been very busy. According to a source, some patients had been waiting at the RVH since about 22:00 GMT on Sunday. The trust confirmed that in the previous 24 hours there had been pressure on all emergency departments across Northern Ireland.
Medical records rules broken, NHS admits.