Ahmad wrote:
>The dismantling of the NHS is big bucks. Witness all the jostling for
>position that is going on right now; pharmacists, supermarkets,
>Medicentre, BUPA, trusts, nurses, big insurance companies,
>pharmaceuticals, uncle Tom and all.
>
>To understand the issues and dangers involved, one needs to understand
>where all these people are coming from.
>
>The agenda has been set, Mark. PCGs are the first tool in getting
>that agenda to its logical conclusion.
I agree with you on the diagnosis.
>Now: you can fight for any or all of the issues below:
>
>1. Family doctors' pay and working conditions
>2. Health care as a universal right not a commodity
>3. Doctors setting the agenda
>4. The higher principles of the NHS
>5. The running down of national spending on health care
>6. Doctors solidarity in the face of real threats to their
>intellectual freedom
>7. The higher principles of freedom of choice, freedom of
>information, informed willingness to cooperate and allowing natural
>synergies to bloom
>
>Or:
>
>Keel over and let it all happen whilst we spectate :-)
Or:
Work from within to achieve the best outcome.
I really don't think standing still is an option. But whatever you do, do it
with yours eyes open and realise what's at stake.
Regards
Jeff Green
Community Locum and Consultant Pharmacist
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