Last weeks polyclinic news « The Witch Doctor

WHILE WE WERE AWAY……..

So, you have been collecting the media’s response to Polyclinics last week.

I thought you said the word “polyclinic” will disappear, My Black Cat?

Yes, Gradually.

Here is the new but old term “Health Centre” appearing….

Health minister Ben Bradshaw said: “We are not imposing polyclinics on anyone. We announced the new GP-led health centres would offer core GP services and, where it makes sense, a range of other services. The mix will be determined locally by PCTs in partnership with local clinicians and patients.”

PROFESSOR URGES RETHINK OVER POLYCLINICS

GP’S OPPOSE GOVERNMENT’S POLYCLINIC PLANS

EXPERT QUESTIONS ‘POLYCLINIC’ PLAN

MOST GP’S BELIEVE POLYCLINICS ARE “BAD FOR PATIENT CARE”

PLANS FOR LONDON NHS MAY NOT BE BEST FOR PATIENTS

HOSPITAL AND GP REFORMS FLAWED

MINISTER BACKS LIFT FOR POLYCLINICS

GP’S TO WARN PATIENTS OVER NEW POLYCLINICS

“FANTASTIC RESPONSE’ FOR PATIENT LED POLYCLINIC CAMPAIGN

SAVE OUR SURGERIES CAMPAIGN PETITION

PRIVATE FIRMS ARE QUEUING UP TO RUN POLYCLINICS

DOCTORS FEAR A CARE CRISIS

60 SECOND INTERVIEW WITH DR MICHAEL TAYLOR, A POLYCLINIC OPPONENT

HEALTH CAMPAIGNER’S NEWS

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WANTED

DOCTORSCONDEMN SUPERCLINIC PUSH

NEW SUPERCLINICS WILL DAMAGE PATIENT CARE

Yes, backtrack to the “new GP led Health Centres” for now.

But we have all had a preview of the real agenda, My Black Cat.

And in the meantime,

“The clinics are part of a wide-ranging review of the NHS in England by health minister Lord Darzi, although adverts asking public and private health providers to tender to run them are now appearing in trade magazines.”

Hubris again.

Black hubris!

Do you need to subscribe and have a password to get into the online trade magazines, My Black Cat?

a red apple ……………………