Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port & Neston, has given his support to Labour’s national drive to unite the country in a call on the Government to drop its unwanted Health and Social Care Bill.
Andrew Miller said:
“In Ellesmere Port & Neston we have already seen waiting-times increase since David Cameron came to power. Yet his plans encourage local hospitals to treat more private patients while NHS patients are left waiting longer.
“They create a postcode lottery in the NHS, where patients are refused treatments in one area that their friends can get in another. It amounts to a £2-3 billion waste of money, which would be better spent on medicines, equipment and staff.
“My constituents 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.
“Before the election David Cameron ruled out top-down NHS re-organisations. But only weeks after entering Number 10, Cameron ripped up his own words and ordered the biggest and most dangerous upheaval of the NHS since it began.
“In these tough times, the NHS is facing the biggest financial challenge in its history. But instead of focusing all of its energy on dealing with this challenge, the NHS is being distracted by a dangerous upheaval that has no democratic legitimacy.
“The ’Drop the Bill’ campaign is the final push and the Government must listen before it's too late. They must put the NHS first.”
The ‘Drop the Bill’ campaign, at www.dropthebill.com, aims to show the full scale of opposition to the Government’s plans. It will unite patients, NHS professionals and the public in a final rallying cry.
Labour’s Shadow Health team will be visiting every English region over the coming months, work-shadowing healthcare professionals and mobilising support for the campaign across the country.
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14th November 2011
Photo shows (LtoR) Andy Burnham MP, Shadow Health Secretary, with Andrew Miller MP at the launch of the ‘Drop the Bill’ campaign.
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