NHS for Sale: Myths, Lies & Deception (39 page)

Video

Sell off,
Peter Bach, 2014 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUIobKvXJg

The Spirit of ‘45,
Ken Loach, 2013 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c86Gwsb5LY

Sicko,
Michael Moore, 2007 trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UReMPrjMT9E

Spinwatch Health Industry Lobbying Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDj-1D6U0LU

Taking Action

Those who want to join the fight to save the NHS are referred to the relevant chapter in
NHS SOS
(listed above): ‘What you can do to save the NHS’.

Introduction

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.

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.

26
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.

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30
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Chapter 1

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.

2
Donnelly L. 2014. ‘Dozens of maternity and A&E units shut’,
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.

3
Ross T. 2012. Downing Street ‘does not want Andrew Lansley ‘taken out and shot’,
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7 February,
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.

4
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5
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.

6
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7
According to his own answer on BBC’s Question Time programme: BBC1, 16 October, 2014.

8
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9
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/21/nhs-control-given-away-tory-minister
.

10
Regular updates on the progress of privatisation can be found at the NHS for Sale website run by the NHS Support Federation
http://www.nhsforsale.info/privatisation-list.html
.

11
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12
Stevenson A. 2014. ‘It’s official: No-one knows who is in charge of the NHS’,
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.

13
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14
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15
Lintern S. 2014. Exclusive: NHS England primary care decisions ‘unlawful’, High Court rules,
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17
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18
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19
The King’s Fund’s Barker Commission report (2014:20) points out that from 1948-1999 the average increase in real terms was just 3 per cent per year, while the ten years from 2000 saw increases from 6-7 per cent.

20
In Mid Staffs cuts in staffing levels were used as a main tool to force down spending and present an appearance of balanced books to the foundation trust regulator, Monitor, and achieve foundation status early in 2008 – at the expense of plunging standards of patient care, which were not picked up until later;
Metro,
6 February, 2013.

21
Campbell D. 2014. ‘NHS staff shortages pose risk to patients, warns watchdog’,
The Guardian,
17 October;
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/17/nhs-staff-shortages-risk-patients-cqc-report
.

22
In a landmark report by management consultants McKinsey – many consider this report as inadequate, ill-conceived and misleading. Department of Health, 2010, McKinsey report on the fiscal future of the NHS, 2 June 2010,
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/FreedomOfInformation/Freedomofinformationpublicationschemefeedback/FOIreleases/DH_116520
.

23
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25
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.

26
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27
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28
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.

29
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30
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31
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32
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33
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34
‘The Tory attempt to use private money to build hospitals has failed to deliver. Labour will overcome the problems that have plagued the Private Finance Initiative, end the delays, sort out the confusion and develop new forms of /files/03/78/98/f037898/public/private partnership that work better and protect the interests of the NHS. Labour Manifesto, 1997, available
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.

35
Speech from Baroness Jay moving the Bill:
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.

36
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37
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