Health bill tensions

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Unite: Liberal Democrat MPs ‘insult’ man with HIV who raised concerns over the ‘privatisation’ health bill

Two Liberal Democrat MPs have been accused of insulting a businessman, who is HIV positive, after he protested at their party’s stance over the controversial Health and Social Care bill.

Unite: Risk register: Stop hiding in plain sight!

Unite, Britain's biggest union, says it is time for the government to treat the people of this country with respect and publish the risk register now.

Unite: Cameron facing collapse in trust over health reforms says poll

Six times as many people trust health professionals than David Cameron and Andrew Lansley (60 per cent – 10 per cent) over their health reforms and 68 per cent want the government to publish its own risk register on the reforms.

Rethink Mental Illness:House of Lords defeat on NHS reforms "an incredibly important step forward"

Mental health services should not be the 'poor relation' in the NHS anymore, say charity.

Commissioning groups need local knowledge, says RCP

As the Health and Social Care Bill goes to committee stage in the House of Lords, the RCP is calling for the government to guarantee that specialist doctors and nurses who sit on the boards of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) do not have to be from outside the local area.

Unite welcomes removal of threat to blood service

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has welcomed news that the NHS blood service will escape privatisation. The Commercial Effectiveness Review has made no recommendations to privatise or outsource parts of the NHS Blood Transplant Service.

RCP comment on Health Select Committee reports on CQC and Monitor

Commenting on the Health Select Committee’s reports on the Care Quality Commission and on Monitor, Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians said:

Marie Stopes: Abortion counselling amendment defeated in Parliament

Today, Members of Parliament have voted against a proposed amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill on abortion counselling. We are pleased it has been recognised that the counselling, provided through organisations such as ours, should continue and is independent and non-directive.

bpas pleased to see Dorries' amendment amendment "so overwhelmingly rejected."

bpas comment on Nadine Dorries MP's amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill

Royal College of Physicians comments on King’s Fund briefing paper Reconfiguration of hospital services

The RCP welcomes the publication of the King’s Fund briefing paper Reconfiguration of hospital services. Commenting on the report, Sir Richard Thompson, president of the RCP, said this:

06/09/11

Fresh tensions within the coalition are likely to erupt later today when the health and social care bill once again comes before parliament.

The grassroots of the Liberal Democrat party have bristled over the government's NHS reforms and a number of MPs openly oppose it.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has encouraged his MPs to put "probing questions" to ministers during debate, but said he does not believe the bill threatens the "founding principles" of the NHS.

The bill is due to move to the Lords later this month, where it may be subject to amendments from Liberal Democrat peers.

Lib Dem health bill rebel: Chance to influence health bill is now

Liberal Democrats grassroots member: Health bill is based on private sector involvement for NHS

Nick Clegg: Nothing in health and social care bill that threatens NHS

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