On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 01:42:11 +0100, Jeff Green wrote:
I said:
>>You need to understand where HMG is coming from to answer those
>>questions.
Jeff commented:
>I suspect HMG doesn't know. The DoH (fairly)certainly doesn't - or my mole
>was more reticent than usual.
>You do realise that one of the possible scenarios arising from the PCG/PCT
>proposals is a privatised NHS and employee status for GP's.
>I am beginning to suspect that those organisations wanting to run the NHS
>are taking all of us for a ride.
The honourable mebers of this list might be intrested to know that the
1990 Ken Clarke Contract, the Tory White Paper that set off PCAPS and
this White Paper were all written by the same Grade 3 (quite senior)
civil servant at the DoH.
What does that tell you?
There is a distinctly visible arch now that is leading in one direction
only.
At the heart of that process is control and management of the GPs. GPs
are the only group that has real power to scupper the whole thing.
However, GPs are giving away their formidable power day after day
after day until it's too late.
Shame!
Ahmad
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