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31/01/2012
Save £1bn And Drop Health Bill – Labour
Labour have again called on the Government to drop the controversial Health Bill, saying that scrapping the proposal could save £1 billion.
The Labour call comes as the editors of three health publications - the Health Service Journal, British Medical Journal and the Nursing Times - issued a critique of the Government's handling of its proposed NHS reorganisation.
Labour said that health policy expert Professor Kieran Walshe had revealed how dropping the Health and Social Care Bill would end uncertainty in the NHS, save over £1 billion and allow the health service to focus on meeting the financial challenge.
Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, said: “The chorus of protest against David Cameron and Andrew Lansley's ill-conceived plans for the NHS grows louder by the day, uniting voices across the health world.
"This is a powerful and scathing critique of the Government's handling of its NHS re-organisation from three of the most respected voices in healthcare. For our part, we hear what is being said about building political consensus. That's why we repeat our offer today to work with the Government on introducing GP-led commissioning on condition that it drops this unnecessary Bill."
(DW)
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