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To: Elected Representatives MLAS and The Dept of Health NI
URGENT - Defend Public Access to NHS in Northern Ireland
Urgent Need for MLAs to take responsibility for Accountable Governance over Department of Health (DOH) Reviews and Policy in NHS in Northern Ireland
PROTECT THE NHS IN NORTHERN IRELAND
People in NI are suffering years of pain, illness, and preventable deaths on long waiting lists, long journeys to access care, and in hospital corridors.
People in NI are suffering years of pain, illness, and preventable deaths on long waiting lists, long journeys to access care, and in hospital corridors.
Waiting Lists growing by over 216%. No NHS Targets met since 2014.
But meanwhile....... MLAs agreed to 'Transformation for Better Outcomes' without demanding what it meant, if more people suffered or died, if inequality deepened or if it cost more and whose interests were being met.
But meanwhile....... MLAs agreed to 'Transformation for Better Outcomes' without demanding what it meant, if more people suffered or died, if inequality deepened or if it cost more and whose interests were being met.
Private Healthcare is booming - 250% Private admissions, 225% Self Pay, 238% Insured admissions to Private Commercial.
DOH Plan – CLOSE vital accessible NHS Services > Forcing rural people to flood urban hospitals.
(This will also Centralise many NHS Consultants rotas closer to Commercial Providers).
DOH plan seeks £475 million Public Money for Commercial Private providers in NHS space.
DOH plan – is Spend less than half of that increasing Permanent NHS staff capacity needed.
DOH spend £320 Million on Agency staff rather than giving good permanent NHS contracts.
POLICY MUST BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST – NOT COMMERICAL FOR PROFIT INTEREST.
73 % People say ‘It’s wrong to be extracting profits from NHS’. We cannot afford not to have NHS.
Evidence > Private = Higher Mortality, Higher Costs, Deeper Inequality, Job Insecurity +Collapses NHS.
KEY DEMANDS
Urgent Democratic in Decision making – MLAs, Health Committee + NI Executive – Must Approve DOH Reviews and Policy made in Genuine Co-Production with Front Line Staff and Communities.
Accountability Now – For urgent patient safety, risks, and harms created because of failures.
Evaluate Transformation of Hospital Services Now. Higher mortality, Harms, Costs + Collapse of NHS?
STOP - 6 Health Trusts –> One Health Public Trust + Managed clinical networks. Equity + NHS.
STOP – Millions Public Funds going to Commercial Health Providers –> Costs More + Collapse NHS.
STOP – All Potential Conflicts of Interests in Healthcare Decision Making. Financial incentives etc.
STOP – Closing NHS provision – when it is needed to provide capacity for those on waiting lists.
STOP – Centralising Hospital Services – evidence is against, as raises mortality, costs, and harms.
STOP – £10 Million Public Funds to RQIA Private providers must pay for inspection and regulation.
STOP – Bullying culture and Spin – Tell Truth. Listen, Learn + Change + Independent listening.
STOP – Ignoring learning from public inquires on preventable deaths and harms re culture.
STOP – Increasing trauma on NI communities after decade of human rights abuse – NHS is vital.
STOP – Current Consultants Contracts – move to well-paid Public Only Contracts.
STOP – Forcing Ambulance Crews on long distances – because of DOH closing accessible NHS.
STOP – The DOH making decisions without evidence, consultation, impact assessments and democratic oversight.
Health care system for Public Interest - Not Consultants, Not Commercial Health Care Interests.
PROVE – True Costs of Reconfiguration in Hospital Reconfiguration. Costs of Ambulance Transfers etc.
PROVE – “Better Outcomes Transformation” Claims. Evidence? Mortality and Harms? NHS impact?
PROVE – Review of Surgery. No consultation, no impact assessments, and no evidence. Review this.
Tell the Truth of Huge Costs multiple journeys forcing communities to travel to more centralised services.
Tell the Truth of Huge Costs to local economy when accessible NHS acute services are downgraded.
Tell the Truth of Environmental Impacts DOH plan for NHS forcing patient to travel millions more miles.
Tell the Truth about Distance Decay – lower survival, increased non-attendance when services withdrawn.
Deal with Reality NI NHS Impact of Sláintecare Public Only contracts + higher pay in Republic of Ireland
Provide Health Equity –e.g. No abandoning 83,000 people now over 1 hour from emergency surgery at SWAH.
Participation and change to stop reproducing inequality and human rights violations.
Duty of Candour - No more PR Spin. Tell the truth. Be transparent.
Duty of Candour - No more PR Spin. Tell the truth. Be transparent.
See this link for the Full Information, Detailed Demands and Evidence.
Why is this important?
Because people in Northern Ireland have suffered decades of trauma and its associated with physical as well as mental health issues.
Because those who need care most are our older people. The same people who lived through the worst of the troubles.
Because the political division and focus on constitutional issues at elections makes it harder for people to challenges on issues like health provision. This makes NI health care systems more vulnerable to exploitation by corporate interests seeking to profit from ill health.
Because funding private corporations to deliver health care rather than properly recruiting, retaining and funding permanent NHS staff - costs more and deepens inequality and we cant afford this.
Because many older people are being forced to hand over their life savings to access health care as they cant cope with the pain or suffering.
Because it is preventable suffering, deaths and harms.
Because whilst of people are suffering, there are parents, carers, disabled people, people struggling with mental health issues that are enduring challenges in even more difficult circumstances so those of us who can must do what we can now.
Because if we dont act now studies show we will end up with a poor NHS for poor people. Thats not ok.
Because there are solutions but people must come together and make all elected representatives and each party take responsibility being part of making health policy - not leaving such vital, cross cutting and controversial decisions up to a small group of civil servants and one Minister.
Because those who need care most are our older people. The same people who lived through the worst of the troubles.
Because the political division and focus on constitutional issues at elections makes it harder for people to challenges on issues like health provision. This makes NI health care systems more vulnerable to exploitation by corporate interests seeking to profit from ill health.
Because funding private corporations to deliver health care rather than properly recruiting, retaining and funding permanent NHS staff - costs more and deepens inequality and we cant afford this.
Because many older people are being forced to hand over their life savings to access health care as they cant cope with the pain or suffering.
Because it is preventable suffering, deaths and harms.
Because whilst of people are suffering, there are parents, carers, disabled people, people struggling with mental health issues that are enduring challenges in even more difficult circumstances so those of us who can must do what we can now.
Because if we dont act now studies show we will end up with a poor NHS for poor people. Thats not ok.
Because there are solutions but people must come together and make all elected representatives and each party take responsibility being part of making health policy - not leaving such vital, cross cutting and controversial decisions up to a small group of civil servants and one Minister.
