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Also see this report from SOS NHS http://dhrsa.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/breaking_the_nhs.pdf On 16/02/2012 00:15, David J.D. Ward wrote: > Interesting article in the tory-graph > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9081988/NHS-patients-will-pay-under-health-bill.html > > And a guide to the action you can take to stop it... > > http://www.unitetheunion.org/sectors/health_sector/unite_4_our_nhs.aspx > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can > change the world. (r) Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:51:19 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: FW: Health and Social Care Bill : BPS position? > To: [log in to unmask] > > Thanks Annie, > That looks hopeful... but interesting that this hasn't appeared in a > public arena as much as other professionals' organisations' actions. > Another link for direct citizen response, in case you haven't seen it > already: > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22670, which calls on the > government to drop the bill. > It's already got more than the 100 000 necessary signatures to prompt > a government response, but it would be good to see the numbers > climbing further. > Best wishes, > Wendy > > *From:* Annie Mitchell <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Monday, 13 February 2012, 17:02 > *Subject:* [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] FW: Health and Social Care Bill : BPS > position? > > Dear all, > > See below ( first link) : our president has written personally to > Andrew Lansley expressing lack of support for the Bill in its current > form, > > Annie > > ________________________________________ > From: Carole Allan [[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] > Sent: 13 February 2012 16:39 > To: Annie Mitchell > Cc: Lynn West > Subject: RE: Health and Social Care Bill : BPS position? > > Dear Annie, many thanks for getting in touch about the Health and Social > Care Bill. > > Please see the web link below which gives a summary of the BPS concerns > about the Bill which is currently on the website; > > http://www.bps.org.uk/news/society-statement-health-and-social-care-bill > > > The full BPS response to the NHS Listening Exercise which we submitted > last > year, again voicing significant concerns can be found at; > > http://apps.bps.org.uk/_publicationfiles/consultation-responses/NHS%20Listen > ing%20Exercise%20-%20BPS%20response.pdf > > The DCP undertook a survey which was reported in June of last year as > follows; > > "Many Clinical Psychologists have expressed reservations with regard > to the > Health and Social Care Bill. A survey of members of the British > Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology revealed 95 > per cent > of those polled believe the Bill will have a detrimental effect on > frontline > NHS services" Details can be found at;. > > http://www.bps.org.uk/news/health-and-social-care-bill-concerns > > I hope this goes some way to indicating BPS engagement with the issues. > > > > Best wishes > > Carole > > Dr Carole Allan > Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > President of British Psychological Society 2011-2012 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Annie Mitchell [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] > Sent: 08 February 2012 23:08 > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Health and Social Care Bill : BPS position? > > Dear Dr Allen > > I attach a press release which was sent out to south west press today, > after a meeting of our local branch of Keep our NHS PUblic (South West). > Many of the members of this branch ( psychologists, medics, patients, > carers and academics) were co-signatories of a letter I recently wrote to > The Psychologist which we hope will be published, asking that the BPS > survey > its members and, if it turns out that the majority are opposed to the > Bill, that we join with other professional bodies in speaking out > about it. > I am very disapponted that as my professional body the BPS appears > not ,so > far, to have taken up the issue. 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