GP launches 'drop the bill' e-petition bid

By alisdair stirling | 23 Nov 2011

A prominent GP has launched an online petition aimed at getting the Government to drop the Health and Social Care Bill.

Dr Kailash Chand, chair of NHS Tameside and Glossop and a GP in greater Manchester launched the e-petition last Friday and collected nearly 800 signatures over the weekend.

He is appealing for 100,000 signatures to force a 'Drop the bill' debate in Parliament.

Dr Chand told Pulse: 'I'm absolutely amazed at the response so far. That's without any publicity. I´m hoping the BMA, the Labour Party or a national newspaper will pick it up to give us another boost.'

'There's a good chance anyway that we may be able to help get the bill delayed and if it hasn't got through by the end of March I think it will be dead in the water.'

RCGP chair Dr Clare Gerada will answer your questions live on PulseToday tomorrow. Logon between 2pm and 3pm to quiz Dr Gerada - or click here submit your queries. This event happened in the past.

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Anonymous, GP Partner,

23 Nov 2011

Agree,BMA,RCGP should come in open seek the withdrawl of the toxic bill and support the epetition .

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Anonymous, GP Partner,

23 Nov 2011

HEALTH BILL. Is a demolition Derby of NHS.
Prioritisation of needs fine , cutting services
under false promises of change will destroy the
provision, privatise the services never to resurrected
In future when economy recovers.
Empower the patient in Self Care. Stop NANNYing
people. Keep politics out of ILLNESS .

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Dr Kumar Kotegaonkar Mbe, GP Partner,

23 Nov 2011

I support Dr Chands petition as changes of
Health Bill will have destabilising and near
destruction effect on services provision. Financial
Problems of the world as well the country need
to be addressed , there many avenues to curtail
the waste of resources.
After 60 years post war the only Servicce
Which is offers Equity and Equality of acess
To all denominations of our society is NHS.
Privatisation will be the end to that principle.
I have experienced many changesvin NHS
In 38 years, these changes will destroy the service we know .
Discussing again and reflecting on dangers
will be helpful to patients and politicians alike.

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Anonymous, PCT,

24 Nov 2011

This won't work because of the way the current governement thinks and it's Lib Dem partners are too scared of losing their seats to kick up a fuss.

I've said before that too many GPs are talking as if they are accountants - reeling out numbers they have been fed and talking about reducing demand, dealing with high flyers, stopping the elderly from getting to hospital. Listen to yourselves - why did you enter medicine??

A more practical response is simply to withdraw cooperation. However, despite many senior GPs mumerings, they hang on in there in the pursuit of power. I know that this doesn't apply to a whole raft of GPs who just want to help their patients. It does however apply to many of our 'entrepreneurial' colleagues who can smell an opportunity to expand their businesses.

PCT Finance Manager

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