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19-02-2012, 15:11

Right i can reply a bit more in length now where in the conservative manifesto in 2010 did it state up to 49% of beds in NHS hospitals could be used for private patients.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16337904

Thats quite a major change from the way it stands now.

I also did not see any mention of deregulated tariffs for hospitals.

Currently hospitals have to charge a fixed tariff for a specific procedure, but under the reforms, they will be allowed to charge lower, more competitive prices. The British Medical Association has "concerns over the use of... deregulated tariffs in the NHS, because this system brings with it price competition, which can risk basing decisions on price rather than on clinical need".

Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/85...#ixzz1mpt9Ajpi

This is what David Cameron said about chase farm A/E .

But Cameron indicated his support for Chase Farm in October that year when, as leader of the opposition, he visited the hospital and said: "What I would say to Gordon Brown is if you call an election on 1 November we'll stop the closure of services at this hospital on 2 November."

Ms Fonyonga, 28, held a copy of the Evening Standard aloft at the conference showing Mr Lansley with a "hands off Chase Farm A&E" pledge card. This month the Government backed a panel's recommendations on Chase Farm's services.

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richard1960 Guest Location: Essex Services: vm broadband tvxl TiVo, v+ sky sports and phone. Posts: n/a	Re: The NHS reform discussion thread Right i can reply a bit more in length now where in the conservative manifesto in 2010 did it state up to 49% of beds in NHS hospitals could be used for private patients. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16337904 Thats quite a major change from the way it stands now. I also did not see any mention of deregulated tariffs for hospitals. Currently hospitals have to charge a fixed tariff for a specific procedure, but under the reforms, they will be allowed to charge lower, more competitive prices. The British Medical Association has "concerns over the use of... deregulated tariffs in the NHS, because this system brings with it price competition, which can risk basing decisions on price rather than on clinical need". Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/85...#ixzz1mpt9Ajpi This is what David Cameron said about chase farm A/E . But Cameron indicated his support for Chase Farm in October that year when, as leader of the opposition, he visited the hospital and said: "What I would say to Gordon Brown is if you call an election on 1 November we'll stop the closure of services at this hospital on 2 November." Ms Fonyonga, 28, held a copy of the Evening Standard aloft at the conference showing Mr Lansley with a "hands off Chase Farm A&E" pledge card. This month the Government backed a panel's recommendations on Chase Farm's services.