Arthur,
Both manifestos made it clear that there would be some very big changes in the NHS but Baroness Murphy confirms they are evolutionary in nature.
The Tories said in their manifesto:
Give patients more choice
We understand the pressures the NHS faces, so we will increase health spending in real terms every year. But on its own this will not be enough to deliver the rising standards of care that people expect. We need to allow patients to choose the best care available, giving healthcare providers the incentives they need to drive up quality.
So we will give every patient the power to choose any healthcare provider that meets NHS standards, within NHS prices. This includes independent, voluntary and community sector providers. We will make patients’ choices meaningful by:
- putting patients in charge of making decisions about their care, including control of their health records;
- spreading the use of the NHS tariff, so funding follows patients’ choices; and,
- making sure good performance is rewarded by implementing a payment by results system, improving quality.
We will strengthen the power of GPs as patients’ expert guides through the health system by:
- giving them the power to hold patients’ budgets and commission care on their behalf;
- linking their pay to the quality of their results; and,
- putting them in charge of commissioning local health services.
So choice, any willing provider and GP commissioning are all there in black and white.
The LibDems approach was slightly different but implied equally radical change and the idea of any willing provider which was also in Labour’s own plans.
- Empowering local communities to improve health services through elected Local Health Boards, which will take over the role of Primary Care Trust boards in commissioning care for local people, working in co-operation with local councils. Over time, Local Health Boards should be able to take on greater responsibility for revenue and resources to allow local people to fund local services which need extra money.
- Giving Local Health Boards the freedom to commission services for local people from a range of different types of provider, including for example staff co-operatives, on the basis of a level playing field in any competitive tendering – ending any current bias in favour of private providers.
This government's days are indeed numbered. It will end in May 2015. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 11/04/11 12:16:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 13/04/11 08:49:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 16/04/11 23:16:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 16/04/11 23:17:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 19/04/11 11:50:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 10:05:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 10:31:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 10:58:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 11:13:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 11:38:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 12:00:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 12:09:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 12:08:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 12:23:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 13:33:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 13:59:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 20/04/11 14:14:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 21/04/11 09:45:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 21/04/11 15:00:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 21/04/11 17:27:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 21/04/11 17:49:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 23/04/11 21:50:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 24/04/11 10:15:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 24/04/11 12:55:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 24/04/11 10:13:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 24/04/11 20:32:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 25/04/11 09:20:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 25/04/11 09:36:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 25/04/11 10:54:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 26/04/11 00:20:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 01/05/11 10:00:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 01/05/11 10:44:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 09/05/11 11:39:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 12/05/11 08:00:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 12/05/11 23:49:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 17/05/11 09:45:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 18/05/11 19:34:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 19/05/11 23:42:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 29/05/11 11:54:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 01/06/11 14:21:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Monitor's new year-on-year cuts for Trusts | 01/06/11 16:02:00 | George Knox |
| Private companies and the NHS | 03/06/11 19:51:00 | George Knox |
| Re:Private companies and the NHS | 04/06/11 11:01:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Private companies and the NHS | 09/06/11 23:48:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Private companies and the NHS | 10/06/11 09:45:00 | Ed Yelland |
| Re:Re:Private companies and the NHS | 10/06/11 11:01:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Council care homes less efficient -Yelland | 10/06/11 19:21:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Council care homes less efficient -Yelland | 10/06/11 21:24:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 10/06/11 23:53:00 | Nigel Brooks |
| Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 11/06/11 11:25:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 13/06/11 09:37:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 15/06/11 07:28:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 18/06/11 12:08:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 18/06/11 15:30:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 09/07/11 15:38:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 18/07/11 19:50:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 22/07/11 08:06:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 01/08/11 12:30:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 05/08/11 08:35:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 26/08/11 23:23:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 02/09/11 08:21:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 02/09/11 08:50:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 02/09/11 08:58:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 02/09/11 09:23:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Southern Cross and the NHS in Ealing | 02/09/11 09:59:00 | Tony Wood |
| 38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 10:17:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 10:26:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 10:52:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Re:Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 11:35:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 12:08:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 02/09/11 14:27:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Polly Toynbee article on NHS Bill from Guardian 2.9.11 | 02/09/11 20:02:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:38degrees is a Social Democratic campaigning organisation | 03/09/11 12:53:00 | Tony Wood |
| Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 02/09/11 22:12:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Stop the Killing of Our Free Public Health Service | 03/09/11 09:57:00 | Arthur Breens |
| The Observer, 4.9.11 - Shirley Williams last attempt at getting our attention | 04/09/11 07:45:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Shirley Williams article, The Observer, 4.9.11 | 04/09/11 07:59:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Shirley Williams article, The Observer, 4.9.11 | 06/09/11 22:52:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Shirley Williams article, The Observer, 4.9.11 | 06/09/11 23:03:00 | Peter Chadburn |
| Re:Re:Re:Shirley Williams article, The Observer, 4.9.11 | 07/09/11 12:16:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Shirley Williams article, The Observer, 4.9.11 | 25/10/11 15:28:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 25/10/11 19:30:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 00:29:00 | Arthur Breens |
| Re:Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 07:20:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 00:31:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 08:00:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Re:Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 08:30:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Re:BMA have opposed every NHS reform | 26/10/11 12:47:00 | Phil Taylor |
| Jenny Tonge ashamed of the Lib Dems | 26/10/11 19:31:00 | Allison Franklin |
| Re:Jenny Tonge ashamed of the Lib Dems | 26/10/11 19:54:00 | Eric Alan Leach |
| Re:Re:Jenny Tonge ashamed of the Lib Dems | 27/10/11 08:12:00 | Arthur Breens |