Liberating the NHS ?? My foot !
Still conducting my background research into the Government's NHS Consultation on "Choice" , it is instructive to look at the powerful players who are busy "Liberating "the NHS budget to hand it over to the corporate sector."(Ayes To The Left Save Our NHS - "DROP THE BILL"! Monday, March 21, 2011 http://cameron-cloggysmoralcompass.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/nhs-reforms-and-tory-donors-what-does.html)
We, in the ME Community have suffered horribly from the influence of powerful vested interests, over the last 20-30 years, it is even more profoundly shocking and disturbing then , when you begin , as I am, to look into who is actually involved in NHS policy making and discover a vipers nest of interests . It seems that :
1 in four Conservative Peers have financial interests in
companies involved in private healthcare.
1 in 6 Labour Peers.
1 in 6
Crossbench Peers and
1 in 10 Liberal Democratic Peers.
A terrifying list of Peer's involvement in private healthcare , was published by the Daily Mirror last year , allegedly they include :
The Director of BUPA.
The Chairman of Invesco Perpetual Recovery Trust. One fifth
of their investments are in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
An Advisor to L.E.K. Consulting, which specialises in helping private healthcare
companies identify "growth and new business development" and
"opportunities with the government.
A Partner in Beachcroft, a law firm that offers incisive analysis on the
full range of government, parliamentary and regulatory matters in the health
sector.
A Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies that "help hospitals,
insurers, pharmaceutical companies and industry associations understand the
implications of changing policy environments".
An Adviser to medical technology firm GE Healthcare.
Cumberlege Connections,
a political networking firm that works "extensively" with the
pharmaceutical industry.
Backers of private hospital group Circle
Holdings.
An Advisor to Oasis Healthcare on dentistry and general healthcare matters.
The Chair of Frontier Economics, a consultancy that advises
private sector clients on the impact of healthcare reforms and how "to
shape regulatory environments".
The Chairman of the Advisory Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers,
which claims to have “been at the heart of shaping [healthcare] reforms and
working with clients to respond to the opportunities they present”.
An Adviser on hospital reorganisation to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
A Chairman of Interserve, consultancy to NHS and private healthcare firms.
A Senior adviser to investment bankers Greenhill.
A Senior adviser to Evercore, bank involved in huge healthcare deals.
The MD of UBS bank, whose healthcare division earned the firm over
$1billion since 2005.
A Director of Goldman Sachs bank, provider of services to
healthcare firms.
A Senior adviser to Hawkpoint Partners, a corporate finance firm.
An Adviser to Trilantic Capital Partners, a private equity firm “active” in
healthcare.
The Director of AMT-Sybex Group, IT supplier to the NHS.
The Director of the SISK Group of healthcare companies.
The Chairman of pharmaceutical company Norbrook Laboratories.
The Chief executive of Huntsworth communications group with several
lobbying firms.
The Chairman of Chime Communications group, whose lobbying clients include Southern
Cross, BT Health and AstraZeneca.
The Bupa chairman.
A Senior adviser to business services giant KPMG.
An Adviser to law firm Eversheds. Clients
include care homes and private hospitals.
A Self-employed “consultant on NHS and wider health issues”.
The Director of Huntsworth communications group.
The Director of healthcare property firm Care Capital.
The Ex-director of failed care home firm Southern Cross.
A Partner in DLA Piper, a global law firm providing lobbying
services to “clients in the health and social care sectors”.
The Chairman of private health insurer Axa Sun Life’s monitoring board.
An Adviser to private equity firm Bridgepoint.
The Chairman of Semperian, an investment vehicle, which owns a
portfolio of mature Public Private Partnership investments, including
hospitals.
The Chair of private secure mental health hospital group Alpha Hospitals, which is
investing in a new acute private hospital in central London
Daily Mirror Oct 12 2011
NHS reforms D-day: 40 peers have "financial interest"
in NHS privatisation, Mirror investigation shows
Of course it is not just the Peers who are so interested in "Liberating the NHS" Paul Flynn MP , has listed MP's involvement in private healthcare, which
include :
A majority shareholder in Rapier Design Group, an events management company heavily involved with the private medical and pharmaceutical industries, and whose clients include leading names such as AstraZeneca
The owner of : http://www.4d-biomedical.com/ which is a specialist adviser on Healthcare markets, Technology development, Business strategy & Venture financing, working with NHS trusts.
The MP who received a payment of £3,500 for 4 hours work <http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/111129/111129.pdf> - giving speeches to STAC Consultancy http://www.stac-consultancy.com/ which specialises in the launch of pharmaceutical products, strategic branding and medical education, who also owns a company called Skidmore Medical http://www.skidmoremedical.com/
The Director of
An Advisor to Cinven; http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=2382 which bought 25 private hospitals from Bupa <http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/17/labour-ministers-consultancy-private-sector
A Consultant for Alliance Medical’s parent company. Alliance Medical runs diagnostic services for the NHS, including in Birminghamand Falkirk.UNISON reported that services were giving patients sub-optimal care, losing the NHS money because of below-capacity uptake, and pressurising hospitals into using private sector treatments - http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=2382
A Non-executive director of Western Provident Association which pays around £20,000 a year -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6143256/Tory-MP-David-Heathcoat-Amorys-private-health-link-revealed.html
A Non-executive director of Medicash Health Benefits Ltd a private health insurance company .
The MP paid £50,000 a year to work just 10 hours a month as “strategic adviser” to Circle Health, the first firm to win control of an NHS hospital:
-oh - and it seems, according to Paul Flynn MP, that the The Lib Dems have received a total of £440,000 from a private care home provider called Alpha Health care Ltd. The company is run by Harberry Investments in the
Paul Flynn MP
Who backs NHS unheaval?
Day two of my research and I am absolutely outraged. No wonder the NHS Reform Legislation was passed !
As I said above, we in the ME Community have suffered, perhaps uniquely, at the hands of powerful vested interests. I cannot tell you how gutting it is to be unearthing this stuff.
It will also need to ensure the accuracy and relevance of any information published. Look for Dentist in Newmarket.
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