Home 
News... Healthcare News Doctors 'under attack' - BMA head
News... Healthcare News Doctors 'under attack' - BMA head | Doctors 'under attack' - BMA head |
|
|
|
Doctors in England feel under attack from the government, the leader of the profession says. The British Medical Association chairman hit out at ministers following pressure over the reform of the NHS. Dr Hamish Meldrum said GPs in particular were unhappy with moves to create polyclinics. In his speech at the start of the BMA's annual conference, he is expected to back Scotland's policy, where private firms are used only as a last resort. Ministers in England have tried to introduce an NHS market by using the private sector and encouraging hospitals to compete for patients. Meanwhile, successive administrations in Scotland have preferred to use private health firms only when the NHS cannot provide the treatment. He will say there is little evidence that reforms in England had improved productivity or the quality of care. 'Gentlemen's agreements' Speaking ahead of the start of the conference, Dr Meldrum said: "Doctors have felt under attack for some time." Ministers want to see a network of polyclinics - health centres with a range of services available under one roof - set up across England. On Sunday, health minsiter Lord Darzi maintained they would not lead to closures of GP surgeries, but the BMA believes many are under threat. And Dr Meldrum said comments like the one last week when a minister said GPs had "gentlemen's agreements" in place promising not to take other's doctors' patients did not create a "very helpful atmosphere". It comes as the BMA released a poll showing that 36% of the 1,000 respondents did not think government changes had made the NHS better, although 42% did. Half were opposed to the use of the private sector, while a similar number thought they would have to contribute towards their care within 10 years. Mr Meldrum said: "It is possible the English government's increasing use of the commercial sector in providing NHS services is fuelling patients' concerns that the NHS will begin to charge for some care in the future." Date: Monday 7th July 2008 Source: BBC News. Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk |
| Next > |
|---|
Bookmark This Website?
Health Information
LinkXChangewww.bahcesel.com
seolinkpool.info
www.dataci.net
www.oknavesmiru.cz
www.iopava.cz
www.droomvrouwenverleiden.nl
www.evosite.net
www.scacipolletti.com
www.rock-unique.com
www.giomici.com
www.topgolfshop.nl
www.marmirocha.eu
b2btorget.se
www.risparmiogomme.com
www.gamberiniauto.com
RSS Syndication:
