NHS reform plans under fire from MPs and pharmacists

The reforms were referred to by one Professor as dsorganised reorganisation, but nothing stands still in the NHS and more consultation should have been done on how to progress.

GPs and their practices profitability will be the main beneficiaries but what the public does not know is that these are businesses and not NFP organisations. What has happening with the admin side is being split off from PCTs to agencies that will do this side of the job. While leading GPs hold the executive and clinical lead posts in the CCGs.

Given that GPs are their own best mates, we all know how Shipman came about and the new system looks more like serving the medics own self interests, pocket lining, conflict of interests and cover ups galore.

Pharmacy is on its uppers all over in every sector..... it is a complete mess and now with PCT commissioning being wound down so will enhanced local community pharmacy services. What GP practice in significant numbers will give up any of its drug budget to commission EHC, smoking cessation, minor ailments etc.......not many!

Very much

Another cleanup legislation of mess caused by the governments previously in power. Had the rules been left without adding exemption then maybe there was no need.

PCTs have become right little bureaucratic empires existing mainly now to provide jobs. My PCT has 15 smoking cessation people. Now come on, that is ridiculous. Even David Cameron can run the country with 24 in the cabinet!
And the rest in the PCT are mostly non-jobs. What on earth does the Community pharmacy clinical governance facilitator do all day????! If she didn't turn up would anyone notice? And all the IT people. My smart card still needs renewing!
The real test will come next spring. CCGs will keep useful posts and get rid of the rest. Lead GPs certainly won't want to pay 15 people to tell you how to stop smoking by putting a patch on! And I don't blame them! Gordon Brown created a client state of useless public sector workers. The sooner the NHS is slimmed down to size, made more efficient and the funds controlled by clinicians the better.
Did you know the previous government may have doubled spending on the NHS but outcomes, eg operations performed etc, fell by 4%. The NHS is a bottomless pit, and throwing money at is willy nilly is not the answer. Andrew Lansley's reforms will go some way to address that.
Au revoir paper shufflers.