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999CallfortheNHS Judicial Review "Comprehensive Healthcare for All" on 24th April at Leeds High Court
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The great day in Court is coming very soon! On 24th April starting at 10am the High Court in Leeds will hear the arguments for comprehensive healthcare for all and against Accountable (now rebranded "Integrated") Care Organisations.
See: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/events/justice4nhs-rally-24th-april-2018
Supporters are welcome in person for a dignified rally outside between 9am and 9.50am at:
It would replace this with health insurance company principles, based on assessments of financial risk and returns.
Unlike the present system, which pays NHS providers an agreed price for the treatments they deliver to patients, the Accountable Care Organisation contract requires NHS commissioners to pay a fixed lump sum to cover the whole range of services for the population in a given area. This passes financial risk to the providers, and from providers to patients.
Because if providers were to get more patients needing more complex treatments than the fixed lump sum would cover, the pressure would be on to restrict or deny patients’ access to treatments. Particularly patients whose treatments are more costly and whose prognosis means their treatment is not such good value for money.
This would lead to a two tier health service where those who can pay go private and the rest are left with a bargain basement, limited NHS.
If NHS England wants to change price setting and payment methods for the provision of NHS services, it should do it in accordance with the law. If that means changing the law, that is something for Parliament - and the public that puts MPs there - to decide.
Nothing good happens when government and its quangos decide they are above the law"