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Old 19-02-2012, 13:42   #23
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Re: The NHS reform discussion thread

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Originally Posted by richard1960 View Post
Not quite Hugh as the NHS reform on the basis it is currently being rolled out was not mentioned in the maifestos of either the Tories or Liberal Democrats ,so have not really passed the "electorate"test.

In fact before the 2010 General Election David Cameron was even saying "No more top down reform of the NHS"
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis View Post
The electorate didnt shape anything.

it seems its fine for a party to say one thing and do another after elected without legal repurcussions.

not to mention the majority of the country has little to no voting power in a general election.

Actually most if not all the changes where in the conservative manifesto for the 2010 general election

http://www.general-election-2010.co....y-back-the-nhs

a few snippets

We will strengthen the power of gPs as patients’ expert guides through the health system by:
giving them the power to hold patients’ budgets and commission care on their behalf;
• linking their pay to the quality of their results; and,
• putting them in charge of commissioning local health services. trust healthcare professionals
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