Government's reorganization of the NHS was its biggest 'mistake' say senior Tories

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Labour has pledged to repeal the “toxic” 2012 Health and Social Care Act, which saw a major restructuring of how the NHS is funded. Some claim the bill was designed to pave the way for private firms to take over much of the running of the health service or even its privatisation.

Experts said the reorganisation, which is estimated to have cost about £3bn, had caused “profound and intense” damage to the NHS with one saying former Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, would be facing disciplinary action if he had been a doctor.

...One insider said the plans, which were drawn up by Mr Lansley, were “unintelligible gobbledygook” and an ally of Chancellor George Osborne said: “George kicks himself for not having spotted it and stopped it. He had the opportunity then and he didn’t take it.”

A former No 10 adviser also told The Times: “No one apart from Lansley had a clue what he was really embarking on, certainly not the Prime Minister. He [Lansley] kept saying his grand plans had the backing of the medical establishment and we trusted him. In retrospect it was a mistake.”


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/governments-reorganisation-of-the-nhs-was-its-biggest-mistake-say-senior-tories-9790247.html



'In retrospect it was a mistake' - they only just now realize that? Any party that puts its trust in Lansley is most definitely the Stupid Party. And unfortunately it will probably be too late to reverse some of the damage, even if Labour get in.

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1. This calls for a chorus of ...

"No faecal matter Sherlock"

We need to get back to single payer and single provider - preferably dragging the dental health people into the mix this time.

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2. Agree 100%

Especially about how NHS dentistry was buggered up by the previous government.

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3. My father (a GP) thought Bevan was an idiot for his actions in respect of Dentists and Consultants

... and he loathed Thatcher and her "reforms." Fortunately he was not alive to see the work of Tony B. Liar and David "Makka Pakka" Cameron.

My Sigoth has just observed that Clegg must be Makka Pakka's wet blanket