NHS announces £10m in emergency cuts for York and North Yorkshire (From Gazette & Herald)

I would add to my list:-
Peoples' health MUST NOT be rationed.
Good health is not a commodity! If the NHS is short of many millions of pounds, the government should ration aid to foreign states.
The NHS should stop foreigners, except the E.U. citizens, free access to our NHS.
Go through a list of not essential health workers, for example the so-caled "managers" who just sit at desks and make a not an aota to health care.

Could not agree more
why are we providing foreign aid when we need it ourselves?
Why do we allow people who have never paid tax in their lives in this country to get NHS treatment?
Are we mad?

Something as innocuous as 'a review of community beds with a view to some closures' has far reaching consequences. The majority of people who use such beds are the elderly, whose spouse is equally elderly and infirm and finds it hard enough visiting their loved one in the community hospital. If that hospital closes and they have to go to York or Scarborough, not only does the patient feel isolated, but so does the spouse and other relatives. This has a direct relation to patient wellbeing and recovery.
And closing minor injuries in Selby and Malton only places a bigger burden on the Ambulance Service who then have to transport these people who 'cannot afford a taxi or do not drive', to an already busy minor injuries department at York or Scarborough...that is of course if Scarborough is actually open and recieving patients!
The Government should step in, wipe clean the slate and invest more in Health.

North Yorkshire is constantly underfunded by the Government. Take a look at Hull where they have so much more funding than York.

So much to Cameron's "The NHS is safe in our hands". These cuts come at a time when the government is wasting hundreds of millions restructuring the NHS to aid privatisation.

I wonder when someone will bring a case in relation to the 'provision of services' in respect of the Equality Act 2010 that some of these cuts may well be 'discriminatory'.

The NHS is free at the point of need.

Health Care is supposed to be based on preventative care... Cutting follow up services such as minor surgery, routine investigations will mean more patients needing longer term care for preventable diseases. Cutting minor injury and also G.P. services will increase the use of A&E services causing increased waiting times due to delivery of non-emergency care. Using cheaper medication may exacerbate presenting illness e.g epilepsy effecting seizure control. Closing beds will impact on care delivery, especially coming into winter!

"Using cheaper medication may exacerbate presenting illness e.g epilepsy effecting seizure control".

Agree, have problems with cheaper medication in the form of Quinoric used as a cheaper brand of Plaquneil (anything really which causes prolonged QT) and Calcitiriol in comparison to Rocaltrol due to its composition and certain brands of Amlodipine.


Closing beds will impact on care delivery, especially coming into winter!

Agree, the Trust haven't coped the last two years never mind having wards that close.

Plus exactly where are they going to put all these people with mental health problems - in the community causing pressure on GPs. Maybe cutting the stupid psychiatric diagnosis that add nothing to a patient's care, I could think of a few that are a total waste of time.

Mental health services get it again I see. No surprise there. Just let us rot away in our homes with no support as per usual.

These cuts are a disgrace. Central Government must provide extra funding, as the largest rural county has unique delivery problems which are not being recognised !

Cameron has gone on the record yesterday to say that we must keep our promises to the poor regarding overseas aid . What about your promises to look after the poor and sick in this country, Mr Cameron? Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?

This is sheer madness. Last year over £400 million went to Aid Consultants alone ! It is a question of priorities and for Cameron to cast aside the sick of this country in order to cast himself as statesman of international standing is a disgrace. I sincerely hope all our local MP's will fight this injustice for the people of North Yorkshire as we don't all have private medical cover!

Government still trying to make us pay for the crisis instigated by their super-rich banking pals.

Property prices at the top end of the market are soaring, indcating that the very wealthy are profiting from this depression, whilst the rest of us are suffering wage cuts, job cuts, and service cuts.

Now they want to deprive us of even basic healthcare unless we can afford to pay for it.

Yet another reason to join the huge TUC demonstration in London on October 20th.

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Maybe if they started re promoting smoking and alcohol, they would get loads in taxes and have loads to spend on the NHS (WIN, WIN). Only joking by the way.

perplexed wrote:
Cameron has gone on the record yesterday to say that we must keep our promises to the poor regarding overseas aid . What about your promises to look after the poor and sick in this country, Mr Cameron? Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?

This is sheer madness. Last year over £400 million went to Aid Consultants alone ! It is a question of priorities and for Cameron to cast aside the sick of this country in order to cast himself as statesman of international standing is a disgrace. I sincerely hope all our local MP's will fight this injustice for the people of North Yorkshire as we don't all have private medical cover!

Agree wholeheartedly with most of the above.If all the local MPs, who supposedly represent us the voters rather than their political party, collectively lobbied the Government to prioritise that which benefited those in real need ,we may retain a functioning NHS. However when I attempted to book an appointment with my local MP Julian Sturdy, who is holding a local surgery on Friday there was no reply.
We as voters and constituents should demand action from our MPs. This is above Party politics and unless we act now the system will fail .

perplexed wrote:
Cameron has gone on the record yesterday to say that we must keep our promises to the poor regarding overseas aid . What about your promises to look after the poor and sick in this country, Mr Cameron? Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?

This is sheer madness. Last year over £400 million went to Aid Consultants alone ! It is a question of priorities and for Cameron to cast aside the sick of this country in order to cast himself as statesman of international standing is a disgrace. I sincerely hope all our local MP's will fight this injustice for the people of North Yorkshire as we don't all have private medical cover!

Your statement is slightly wrong perplexed - "Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?" Change WANT to NEED.

The government, once again, have given the NHS a kick in the teeth, demanding cuts after cuts, without thought of the consequences. Cut some routine operations, will likely result in MORE emergency admissions as the Operation turns fron routine (& a short stay in hospital/ recovery time from work) TO emergency when the Op will be longer, the stay in hospital longer & the recovery time - timeoff work longer= MORE money

Just remind me someone - exactly what infinitesimal fraction of one Trident missile would wipe out this deficit?

Why don't they start charging all the drunken idiots who are in there on a Friday and Saturday night after their fights/over abuse of alcohol? they would make a fortune out of it!

Wouldn't be any worse than getting charged for an ambulance when its a road traffic accident.

Older Sometimes Wiser wrote:

perplexed wrote:
Cameron has gone on the record yesterday to say that we must keep our promises to the poor regarding overseas aid . What about your promises to look after the poor and sick in this country, Mr Cameron? Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?

This is sheer madness. Last year over £400 million went to Aid Consultants alone ! It is a question of priorities and for Cameron to cast aside the sick of this country in order to cast himself as statesman of international standing is a disgrace. I sincerely hope all our local MP's will fight this injustice for the people of North Yorkshire as we don't all have private medical cover!

Agree wholeheartedly with most of the above.If all the local MPs, who supposedly represent us the voters rather than their political party, collectively lobbied the Government to prioritise that which benefited those in real need ,we may retain a functioning NHS. However when I attempted to book an appointment with my local MP Julian Sturdy, who is holding a local surgery on Friday there was no reply.
We as voters and constituents should demand action from our MPs. This is above Party politics and unless we act now the system will fail .

Update
Julian Sturdy MP for Outer York states that he is active in attempting to safeguard local NHS funding, together with any North Yorkshire PM's who will join him. His prime aim is to prevent the local Clinical Commissioning Groups ( CCG's) from being " lumbered " with the PCT's deficit.
However this may well depend on the KPMG report on local healthcare costings.
Any letters of encouragement from constituents of any party to their MP's may help.

Older Sometimes Wiser wrote:

Older Sometimes Wiser wrote:

perplexed wrote:
Cameron has gone on the record yesterday to say that we must keep our promises to the poor regarding overseas aid . What about your promises to look after the poor and sick in this country, Mr Cameron? Why are we borrowing £12 billion next year to give away to countries like India, Argentina and China who don't want it?

This is sheer madness. Last year over £400 million went to Aid Consultants alone ! It is a question of priorities and for Cameron to cast aside the sick of this country in order to cast himself as statesman of international standing is a disgrace. I sincerely hope all our local MP's will fight this injustice for the people of North Yorkshire as we don't all have private medical cover!

Agree wholeheartedly with most of the above.If all the local MPs, who supposedly represent us the voters rather than their political party, collectively lobbied the Government to prioritise that which benefited those in real need ,we may retain a functioning NHS. However when I attempted to book an appointment with my local MP Julian Sturdy, who is holding a local surgery on Friday there was no reply.
We as voters and constituents should demand action from our MPs. This is above Party politics and unless we act now the system will fail .

Update
Julian Sturdy MP for Outer York states that he is active in attempting to safeguard local NHS funding, together with any North Yorkshire PM's who will join him. His prime aim is to prevent the local Clinical Commissioning Groups ( CCG's) from being " lumbered " with the PCT's deficit.
However this may well depend on the KPMG report on local healthcare costings.
Any letters of encouragement from constituents of any party to their MP's may help.

Correction MP's not PM's