STOP the destruction of our NHS. Call a halt to the Sustainability and Transformation Plans NOW
This is the biggest attack on the NHS you've never heard of.
For the last few years the news has been full of winter and summer crisis in the NHS, with A&E's closing their doors and ambulances unable to discharge their patients.(1) Now the Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has created a plan to solve this by CLOSING more A&Es. He thinks if you close hospitals people will stop using them. (2)
Called Sustainability and Transformation Plans he has split the country into 44 areas - called 'footprints'. Each 'footprint' was told in late December last year that they must have a plan by 30th June this year to completely change the way the NHS works. To work they have to be able to prove they can clear their massive debts within a year.
To do that they have to close services and sell land and hospitals.
Has a hospital closed near you? Is it under threat? Simon Stevens says that to make the NHS affordable we, the public, must get used to no longer having a major hospital within easy reach. This was planned in 2013, but shelved until after the 2015 election as being 'politically sensitive'. It looks like the STP has taken that off the shelf and that is very bad news. In 2013 there were 140 full A&E hospitals in England. We could be be left with between 40-70 A&Es. Closing A&Es is very bad for your health. (3)
There is a link to TTIP.
Jeremy Hunt hired Simon Stevens to take over NHS England in 2014. Before that he was President of global operations for United Health of America where he was a lobbyist for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. He didn't oppose it. He fought to open up public health services like our NHS to US private health corporations. We know TTIP and the NHS are top campaigns for 38 degrees members. (4)
Now he's in charge of our NHS! He is driving through a change which will eradicate our NHS and replace it with a US style health service. These new organisations could even be run by US corporations, holding the budgets and deciding what care will be provide and who can get it. This is what the Sustainability and Transformation Plans are doing to our NHS. See blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2016/08/05 and Updates, below.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THIS A MILLION SIGNATURES FOR THE NHS!
We think this is the last big battle to save our NHS. If you want it to be there for your children and grandchildren in their time of need then fight now. (6)
BECAUSE WHEN IT’S GONE, IT’S GONE
(5) http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/nov/11/uk.publicservices
(6)https://youtu.be/GHkzmCL-uNE
Another dreadful week for Jeremy Hunt:
https://opendemocracy.net/ournhs/caroline-molloy/you-don-t-have-to-be-brain-surgeon-to-know-hunt-is-wrong-this-week-everyone-d
I've also grouped them together on a page here:
http://bit.ly/NHSfootprints
Find out which 'Footprint' you are in by scrolling down to the map here:-
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/stp-footprints-march-2016.pdf
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Here is where you can see NHS England's spreadsheets with their criteria for assessing STP progress, and their ratings for the progress of each STP. They are now "Partnerships" not "Plans" and the "advanced" ones will soon been "Accountable Care Systems", on the way to becoming "Accountable Care Organisations", and the rest are to follow in their footsteps.
"Members of Southend's successful campaign to stop the downgrading of their local A&E department join forces with the Buzby and the Fruit & Veg Kids to create an anthem of hope for our beloved NHS and all the fantastic people who work for it.
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Let's see if we can get this in the charts by next Sunday!! (20th August)"
Here's a link to a sample of the tune on Youtube [ https://youtu.be/t9FrDugbz2k
The adult congenital heart service at the Manchester Royal Infirmary has 'collapsed' under the government's supposedly beneficial STP's. Please sign our petition.
Shocking news...28 July 2017
Savage cuts could 'bring the whole NHS into disrepute.'
44 NHS Improvement staff working on the controversial cuts programme – with an annual salary bill of more than £4.5m
https://www.bma.org.uk/news/2017/july/refusal-to-discuss-unthinkable-cuts
NHS holds on to top spot in healthcare survey’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/14/nhs-holds-on-to-top-spot-in-healthcare-survey
However this report, is the US trying to increase access for the poor and vulnerable in America. Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England is on the board of the Commonwealth Fund, which is a private foundation.
In this report, what is arguably the most important measure of all, healthcare outcomes, the NHS come next to bottom, just above America which scores worse than any of the 11 countries used for comparison.
http://publicmatters.org.uk/2017/07/15/is-the-commonwealth-funds-mirror-mirror-report-a-distorted-lens/
Dorset is one of the 8 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships that NHS England has fast tracked to turn into an Accountable Care System. It is planning savage hospital cuts and the imposition of unevidenced care in the community instead. Hunt recently pitched up Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals to discuss the Dorset Sustainability Plan but refused to meet press and public. So much for democratic accountability.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15409255.UPDATE__Health_secretary_Jeremy_Hunt_criticised_for__hiding_from_the_public__on_visit_to_Dorset/?ref=fbshr
Less than a quarter of local politicians are confident that major NHS plans to reshape local health and care services will succeed, according to a new survey by the Local Government Association.
https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/lack-confidence-stps-councils-warn
A small rebellion by Hospital Trusts....
"Hospital Trusts in the 14 most underfunded NHS areas have staved off about half of the £470m cuts that NHS Improvement and NHS England ordered them to make, through the new Capped Expenditure Programme that was imposed in April this year".
A small rebellion by Hospital Trusts...
‘Project Phoenix’- Fire Sale of NHS Land Via Public Private Partnerships
The Naylor Report expects Public Private Partnerships, being hatched way down under the radar by ‘Project Phoenix’, to be the route to private capital. These new Public Private Partnerships will be worth £3bn-5bn.
Letter from CEO of NHS Improvement to "All Provider CEOs engaged with the Capped Expenditure Process."
Accountable Care Organisations are now up and running in Northumberland and in the process of being introduced in North Tyneside driven by the CCG deficits due to underfunding.
Lesley S 27/06/2017 Thanks Lesley
Going, going, g.........
Theresa May fully supports the proposals in the Naylor Report which incentivises Hospital Trusts to sell their land at a lower than market price. See link. These proposals must be built into the Sustainability and Transformation Plans, or the Hospital Trust will not have access to public money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=tx3hrpDCct8
People in Britain risk losing their “fundamental right to health” after Brexit, a barrister and public health professor have warned.
https://www.crowdjustice.org/case/challenge-stp/
The next phase in our campaign has begun. We are challenging the STPs in the courts. Our crowd funder is now live. Details in the link.
http://bit.ly/999JudicialReview
NHS detectives will be in Huddersfield on Saturday 29 April in St Georges Square HD1 1JS from 10:30am. Join us for the Huddersfield march for the NHS.
http://999callfornhs.org.uk/communities/3/004/012/553/843//images/4631930924_345x207.png
William A said...
"We cannot let the NHS serve us with less hospitals and staff than we already have. After Brexit there should be much more funding available to the NHS so why start talking about reducing it NOW!. Join the petition if you agree."
Thanks William, good point!
A diagram of the for-profit companies which are involved in 'commissioning' services in the NHS which was in the other link which broke, here:-
American Corporate Foxes to ransack NHS henhouse in £3bn - £5bn privatisation.
http://www.energyroyd.org.uk/archives/14951#comment9068united%20health%20csu%20diagram
If you see any letters in the press about the STPs let us know via our facebook page or e-mail
stpagony@gmail.com
Here's one from London.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155194208971726&set=a.10151488438081726.1073741825.508421725&type=3
Unfortunately for us, Mrs May is choosing not to put enough money into the NHS, but this is part of the plan to dismantle it.
Hammond's economic plan for the NHS, through the Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships as they now are...is to bring hedge funds and international capital into its very heart. Thus draining it of life blood for very many years as the interest has to be paid...for 30 years, 60 years?
Tentative deals have been drawn up with a number of hedge funds and investment companies, reported the newspaper – but these can only go ahead with Government approval. Do we approve? WE DO NOT!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-plans-borrow-10-billion-hedge-funds-healthcare-desperate-treasury-gp-infrastructure-jim-mackey-a7675751.html
About as close to terrorism without actually bombing your own country. It's contract killing made legal for Govt and companies to make a fast buck. What other way is there to see this? Is there no concern for the population, or the country?
Lyn V. 4 days ago
Thanks Lyn
It should be made clear that NHS England under Simon Stevens, has embedded private companies in the deep structure of the NHS, with for-profit companies 'helping' CCGs with their commissioning roles. At the top of the list with the most influence is United Health, and American health insurance multinational, which also has a subsidiary providing services. United Health is NHS leader Simon Stevens', former employer. A parasite is an organism which the host does not recognise as a danger. These companies have specialities. One, BDO is an expert on insolvencies. Now when will that come in useful?
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In November 2016 David Mowatt MP Under Secretary of State for Community health and Care said at the National Children's and Adult Services Conference, that the Footprint STPs would not go ahead "if councils believe they have been marginalised." At least 26 Councils now oppose their 'footprint' STP. Primary complaint? They were marginalised.
Sign our letter asking David Mowatt MP.... "Have you stopped these STPs?"
http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/david-mowatt/4593766519
http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/communities/4/004/013/485/804//images/4631880549_989x492.jpg
https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/stewart-player/accountable-care-american-import-thats-last-thing-englands-nhs-needs
Now, how is Simon Stevens going to manage the conflicts of interest of profit driven providers compared with publicly run providers like Hospital Trusts all within ACOs, when Virgin Care Services Limited is actually suing NHS England as part of it's action against 6 CCGs and a Council following it's failure to win a £83m Children's Services contract?:-
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155006802942488&set=gm.243594489381252&type=3&theater
virgin taking 6 CCGs to court
https://t.co/9YMnMrf0RM
Update March 2017
Behind the derisory £325m STP funding in Hammond’s Spring Budget (for a few “most advanced” STPs) is the plan for 50% of STP funding to be sourced from private companies via Local Economic Partnerships by 2020 – please see section below: “Strategic partnerships with the NHS and the 39 Local Economic Partnerships”
More councils have rejected the STP plans, is yours mentioned here:-
Although TTIP is just about defunct, CETA is still very much on the table. Now Trump has the upper hand and wants more of his Corporations to muscle in on our health care.
https://calderdaleandkirklees999callforthenhs.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/invasion-of-the-us-nhs-snatchers/
The STPs make this much easier for them. Stop the STPs. Tell your friends, share the petition.
The big NHS Demo in London tomorrow is concentrating minds....however we must not let the simple call for more NHS funding, to take our minds off the real reason for concern, which is the NHS service redesign to suit profiteers.
https://calderdaleandkirklees999callforthenhs.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/wake-up-to-the-accountable-care-organisation-threat/
Simon Stevens is getting worried and reporting that he is asking Trusts not to cut any more beds until Care in the Community can be demonstrated to be reducing hospital attendance. This was reported yesterday in the Times as well (with a paywall).
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/02/nhs-england-chief-brings-in-new-rules-on-hospital-bed-closures
Which company wrote the STP document for your footprint? Attain wrote the one for West Yorkshire footprint number 5 and now we find Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC) involved in Lincolnshire. Has your hospital reconfiguration been referred to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel(IRP),the Chair of which is hospital reconfiguration advisor to PwC it seems?
https://calderdaleandkirklees999callforthenhs.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/a-few-interesting-facts-about-the-independent-ahem-reconfiguration-review-panel/
Published today the full list of A&E downgrades and closures with some still to be decided.http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/health/the-full-list-of-the-24-a-e-units-marked-for-closure-1-7822357
As predicted in our petition started last May.
While the press kept everyone talking with the 'dead cat' strategy of immigrant charges, news was quietly slipped out about 1 in 6 A&E closures or downgrades.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/06/one-in-six-ae-departments-at-risk-of-closure-or-downgrade
38degrees new research, picked up by ITV amplifies what we've been saying since May 2016.
Watch now and share!
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/1836?utm_source=email&utm_medium=blast&utm_campaign=17_1_2017_nhs_itv_share&bucket=email-blast-17_1_2017_nhs_itv_share&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2017-01-17
Next Howl January 28th 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1599650713674010/
Please sign up for the 'Thunderclap'! The social media 'reach' in December was a million people! Even if you can't attend an event, your social media involvement will be very helpful.
Thunderclap link http://thndr.me/AlqXdn
and check event on FaceBook for updates as even if you are not signed up to Facebook, you should be able to see the page.
Please share the short urls for social media:-
event details http://bit.ly/2j9a4Zt
thunderclap http://thndr.me/AlqXdn
petition https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/stopNHSattacks
If you can't find a 'Howl' near you please organise one. Tell us through the petition or e-mail STP_Agony Aunt
and we'll share it.
Many thanks.
https://wiggio.com/yui/folder/stream_file.php?doc_key=1f/e2LV8v3jfnVHDMHmhAqErqty6lcS9KCVFA4gCUO8=
New Howls on 28 Jan 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1599650713674010/
Please share the short urls for social media:-
event details http://bit.ly/2j9a4Zt
thunderclap http://thndr.me/AlqXdn
petition https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/stopNHSattacks
Sharing the social media links will be a great help. Thank you.
https://wiggio.com/get_thumb.php?name=howl%20snarl.jpeg&id=8882651&s=l&cv=1
We're delivering a letter to NHS England asking the Board Chair and members to resign, at the Leeds Howl. Sign it by 10pm 22 December to be included!
http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/open-howl-at-stp/4593415239
Thanks!
Downloadable template to Heath and Wellbeing Board 'Chair' here:-
https://calderdaleandkirklees999callforthenhs.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/ask-your-health-wellbeing-board-chair-to-call-for-suspension-of-2017-19-stp-contract-negotiations/
The map in this link is being updated daily with new STPs for areas, as they are published.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/stps/mapped-which-stps-have-been-published-so-far/7013064.article
Is yours there yet?
Watch the embedded video Jeremy Hunt drops a clanger . It's chiller . Janis T
Thanks Janis.
This article highlights the need to be aware of appointment clerks telling you there are no appointments in the hospital of your choice, or that there is too long a waiting list, that on Choose and Book, you can choose, but can't book...We have been struggling with these issues in North Kirklees since 2013...and demanding services where we want them. Then there's the phenomenon of GPs sending patients to privately provided Audiology tests and patients not realising they can choose NHS tests (and there being money in it for the GPs allegedly.)
Check out our website for the 'flatpack' campaign materials to customise for your area.
http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/
Many news items are restricted to local newspapers and news sites.
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/8203-mayor-urges-healthcare-authorities-to-tell-north-devon-what-senseless-cuts-are-planned/story-29865591-detail/story.html
It is indicative of how much ordinary people don't know about the fragmentation and profit making companies in the NHS, when you watch this film.
https://youtu.be/8jQPa9uTOSI
How can they know about 9,000 missing NHS records and a private company's involvement:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37874856
www.parliament.uk/.../NHS-providers-to-Sarah-Wollaston-05-09-16.pdf
The letter in the link above, shows that the NHS Providers, ie NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts want to have the freedom to cease to provide comprehensive services due to the lack of money. This is like asking to abolish what the NHS was and is still supposed to be!
Today, the media storm about MP Sarah Wollaston's exposure of his erroneous claims about injecting £10bn into the NHS erupted in the newspapers and online.
Sarah Wollaston MP, chair of the Health Select Committee, exposes Jeremy Hunt's duplicity.
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The research highlighted in this report indicates that the Government's sudden shift to widespread use of the private sector is a "radical" experiment, which has the potential to go "catastrophically wrong."
https://opendemocracy.net/ournhs/carol-ackroyd/nhs-managers-are-being-forced-to-lie-to-public
We’re told the project is about ‘strengthening local relationships’ and building on ‘local energy and enthusiasm’ to achieve ‘genuine and sustainable transformation in patient experience and health outcomes’.
But in fact, the Guidance contains some very specific requirements that will test these new collaborations to the limits and usher in a new wave of privatisations and huge cuts.
Each footprint area must agree a five-year plan locally (2)- by the end of June 2016 – which MUST include proposals to bring their area into financial balance within 2016-17. For England as a whole, this means cuts amounting to £2.3billion. The plan must achieve this by implementing new models of care as set out in the NHSE Five Year Forward View (3). Oh – and it must explain how all of this will improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction .
That’s clearly a nonsense.
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