Glossopdale Labour raises health concerns
Cllr Parvin with a local resident
Members of the Glossopdale Labour Party hit the streets on Saturday morning with their latest campaign raising concerns over the current NHS bill, and the hidden cost of the Government’s wasteful NHS reorganisation in Tameside and Glossop. New guidelines will force the local NHS to put aside £16,502,535 from their budget this year and next to pay for a costly NHS restructure that David Cameron repeatedly ruled out.
Old Glossop Councillor and NHS Worker Garry Parvin said:
“These shocking new figures show the Government’s reorganisation is costing the NHS even more than we first feared. It is scandalous that they are telling our local NHS to hold back millions of pounds for their own reckless plans whilst thousands of nursing jobs are being axed.
“Glossop and Tameside have already seen a 45% increase in the number of patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment since Cameron became Prime Minister.
“Before his plans are even fully through Parliament, David Cameron’s reorganisation is hitting the NHS hard and costs are now topping £3.4bn across the country for the first time. Spending this amount on an unnecessary reorganisation is totally unjustifiable when every single penny should be focused on maintaining standards of care.
“At the election Cameron ruled out top-down NHS reorganisations. But only weeks after entering Number 10, he ripped up his own words and ordered the biggest and most dangerous upheaval of the NHS since it began.”
The Glossopdale campaigners were also adding more signatures to the 490,000 people so far, who have signed the 38 Degrees Save Our NHS campaign Cllr Garry Parvin added:
“The people of Glossopdale did not vote for it and our doctors, nurses and patients have already expressed huge concerns at the plans. Yet Cameron is ploughing on with his Health Bill, ignoring public and professional opinion. The time has come for him to listen, put the NHS first and drop his dangerous Bill.”
“If you didn’t get the chance to see us on Saturday and would like to more know more about the campaign or get a copy of our leaflet visit our website at www.glossopdale.labourhighpeak.info or you can sign the petition at www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/Protect_our_NHS_Petition.”
Locals were also urged to sign the Government online petition started by the Chairman of the Tameside branch of the BMA (British Medical Association) Dr Kailash Chand OBE at epetitions.direct.gov.uk.
