A DEMONSTRATION against Government plans to privatise parts of the NHS has been held outside Worcester’s walk-in health centre.
Members of Worcester Against The Cuts group gathered outside the centre in Farrier Street which is run by Elgar Healthcare.
Protestors claim the company and its shareholders, which includes doctors, could benefit financially from the changes proposed in the government’s Health and Social Care Bill as it includes plans to give GPs the power to decide where NHS funds are spent, potentially giving rise to conflicts of interest.
We reported in May how Elgar Healthcare acknowledged the potential of that happening and thought guidance would have to come down from on high about what to do.
MPs will be voting in Parliament on the bill and the future of the NHS next Tuesday and Wednesday.
People with concerns are being encouraged to contact their MP before they vote on the amendments and send it to the House of Lords.
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