Sir - The Prime Minister promised that there would be ‘no top-down reorganisation of the NHS’, yet the Health and Social Care Act introduced in 2012 led to a reorganisation of the NHS that has cost billions.
He had no mandate to do this.
Talking of a lack of democracy and accountability, as was reported in the Worcester News on 2nd September, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could give corporations the power to sue the NHS if it fails to privatise its services.
Tucked away on page 6 of the Worcester News on 6th September, Robin Walker MP was quoted as saying that he is “broadly supportive” of TTIP.
Does this mean that he is broadly supportive of the privatisation of the NHS, despite having said three years ago that the Government does not want to privatise the NHS?
Neil Laurenson
Worcester Green Party
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