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Subject: Help the truth get out - protect the NHS
From: "Keep Our NHS Public" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, February 5, 2009 5:58 pm
To: "Keep Our NHS Public Subscriber" <[log in to unmask]>
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In a recent study the NHSSupport Federation found that only a fifth
of primary care trusts (PCTs) were explicit in their public
documents about the fact that new health centres were being put out
to tender to be run by private companies. We need your help to put
pressure on them to be up front about their plans and to ensure that
they ask local people what they think. What NHS services are being
outsourced in your area?
*1.* Please write to your local PCT (click here for national list) to
ask the following questions. Put the words freedom of information
request at the top of your letter to ensure a response within 20
days.
[*]What stage have your plans reached with introducing a new GP
led health centre under Equitable Access to Primary Medical Care?
[*]What have you done to include the views of local people?
[*]Are you including information about the fact that these
centres will be put out to tender and will be run by a private
company or a non NHS provider?
[*]If you have signed a contract with a provider to run the new
GP led health centre who is it and how was your choice effected
by the views of the public?
[*]What other plans have you to put health services out to tender?
*2.* Please send the response to NHS Support Federation, Community
Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG. We need to challenge those
NHS bodies who, despite their legal obligations, are not being open
with local people or including their views.
*3.* Why not send a copy of your letter to your MP and express your
concern about how the public have not given their consent to the
commercialisation of the NHS.
Thank you for your support.
Paul Evans
Director
NHS Support Federation
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