Time to choose sides?

[redken1]

Hate to say it....but it's only going to get worse :'( Goodbye Great Britain and hello Unites States of Britain :

Barack Obama’s recent victory on healthcare reform in the US will mean medical coverage will be extended to 96 per cent of the country. The President publicly implored supporters to "answer the call of history" and implement what has become his top domestic priority.

Goldie, we are going in the opposite direction to the US and you are right about it getting worse. The privateers are not falling over themselves to hack of a slice of the cake because they care about the nation’s health. Profits will always take precedence over health care.

[Geordie Stu]

If you go private. The Private sector claim to be MRSA free.

They aren't.....! If you contract MRSA or anything else while in your nice private hospital. The first thing they do is call an Ambulance & send you off to the nearest NHS Hospital. Why...? Private Hospital aren't equipped or set up to handle infectious deseases.

Another reason as to why the NHS is stretched & can't privde treatment to those who can't afford private

[redken1]

Extracts from “Our-Beeb” report

In the two years building up to the government’s NHS reform bill, the BBC appears to have categorically failed to uphold its remit of impartiality, parroting government spin as uncontested fact, whilst reporting only a narrow, shallow view of opposition to the bill. In addition, key news appears to have been censored. The following in-depth investigation provides a shocking testimony of the extent to which the BBC abandoned the NHS.

Much has been written about the failure of the BBC to properly inform the public of the nature of the coalition government’s NHS bill, now the Health and Social Care Act, passed by the Lords on 19 March 2012. Many felt the BBC had abandoned the NHS under Conservative pressure and it appears significant numbers lodged complaints. And quite rightly. Having spent a number of days researching BBC coverage of the NHS, the picture which emerges should be of deep concern for both the BBC and the public. For whatever reason – and there are a number – it appears the BBC made a concerted effort to follow the government line, censor critical facts, bury fundamental elements of the reforms and present opposition to the bill in an intentionally limited and shallow manner. Their requirement to report impartially appears to have been fundamentally breached.

I make no apologies for posting the above as it may be of great concern to those who share my belief that we have a duty to protect the NHS for our children and grandchildren.

Moreover, as a stakeholder in the BBC, I think it raises serious questions about the impartiality of the publicly owned TV channel - save that one for another day. :-X

[Swanny]

Crazy thought.
Maybe they could divert money from fighting wars and killing people into healing people instead ???