Post by fred on Mar 6, 2012 17:47:03 GMT
[/colorAngry GP Heckles Lansley On Hospital Trip –
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been rounded on by hecklers during a hospital visit amid increasing anger over the controversial plans for the NHS.
Video footage captured the moment Dr Ron Singer, a retired GP, buttonholed the Cabinet minister and shouted out his objections to the reforms.
As Mr Lansley was chased through the hospital corridor while under a police escort, Dr Singer, from Edmonton, north London, was one of several to bombard him.
"I'm a doctor of 30 years Mr Lansley. Explain to me how this is going to make patients better because no one understands your bill," he said.
"It's got one thousand amendments because it was so poorly drafted. You are even making amendments today because the bill is rubbish and you know it. You have given Mr Cameron one big headache."
Dr Singer leads the Medical Practitioners' Union , a professional section of Unite, and is also on the general practice committee of the British Medical Association.
In a later video explaining his objections to the Health and Social Care Bill , the retired GP warned that patients' relationships with their doctors will be put at risk.
Trust will break down because the public can no longer be certain their GP is acting in their best interest or in the interests of a private company, he claimed.
He also said GPs were "fooled" if they thought they would get more power under the reforms because they would actually be "responsible for administering the cuts".
And he raised the prospect of new postcode lotteries, warning that there would be "great differences" between the services on offer in each area.
Finally, he claimed the private companies involved would "cherry pick" the easiest parts of healthcare, leaving the NHS with more complicated, expensive patients.
Mr Lansley and the wider coalition are under intense pressure over the health reforms, which have prompted a storm of criticism from medical organisations.
The Health Secretary was confronted by angry protesters outside Downing Street last month after David Cameron called a meeting to discuss the changes.
There has been speculation he could lose his job because of the continuing row but the Prime Minister has backed him and insisted the Government will not change course.
The Bill returns to the House of Lords on Tuesday, and further amendments are expected in a bid to mollify the Lib Dems ahead of the party's spring conference.
A Department of Health spokesman said: "The NHS is a matter for passionate debate. Ministers are used to meeting protesters on their travels and take that in their stride."
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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been rounded on by hecklers during a hospital visit amid increasing anger over the controversial plans for the NHS.
Video footage captured the moment Dr Ron Singer, a retired GP, buttonholed the Cabinet minister and shouted out his objections to the reforms.
As Mr Lansley was chased through the hospital corridor while under a police escort, Dr Singer, from Edmonton, north London, was one of several to bombard him.
"I'm a doctor of 30 years Mr Lansley. Explain to me how this is going to make patients better because no one understands your bill," he said.
"It's got one thousand amendments because it was so poorly drafted. You are even making amendments today because the bill is rubbish and you know it. You have given Mr Cameron one big headache."
Dr Singer leads the Medical Practitioners' Union , a professional section of Unite, and is also on the general practice committee of the British Medical Association.
In a later video explaining his objections to the Health and Social Care Bill , the retired GP warned that patients' relationships with their doctors will be put at risk.
Trust will break down because the public can no longer be certain their GP is acting in their best interest or in the interests of a private company, he claimed.
He also said GPs were "fooled" if they thought they would get more power under the reforms because they would actually be "responsible for administering the cuts".
And he raised the prospect of new postcode lotteries, warning that there would be "great differences" between the services on offer in each area.
Finally, he claimed the private companies involved would "cherry pick" the easiest parts of healthcare, leaving the NHS with more complicated, expensive patients.
Mr Lansley and the wider coalition are under intense pressure over the health reforms, which have prompted a storm of criticism from medical organisations.
The Health Secretary was confronted by angry protesters outside Downing Street last month after David Cameron called a meeting to discuss the changes.
There has been speculation he could lose his job because of the continuing row but the Prime Minister has backed him and insisted the Government will not change course.
The Bill returns to the House of Lords on Tuesday, and further amendments are expected in a bid to mollify the Lib Dems ahead of the party's spring conference.
A Department of Health spokesman said: "The NHS is a matter for passionate debate. Ministers are used to meeting protesters on their travels and take that in their stride."
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