I smell a Pincer Move...
NHS needs major changes to avoid disaster, say managers and charities
"The plea from the NHS Confederation, representing the health service senior managers, the Academy of Royal Colleges and National Voices is the latest attempt to campaign for fewer but bigger specialist centres for acute care and a properly planned transfer of other services outside hospitals at a time when fear of change being forced only by local financial cuts provokes big popular and political opposition..."
""Nobody understands the NHS better than its patients, clinicians and managers...." They say, which made me wonder who was left in ignorance. And I do not see much evidence of patient involvement. The "National Voices" says, "National Voices is the national coalition of health and social care charities in England. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families..."
And yet, not a patient in sight...
"We have more than 150 members with 130 charity members and 20 professional and associate members...."
For the whole article and the live links...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jun/05/nhs-major-changes-managers-charities