Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS foundation Trust (LTH Trust) are now more or less run by private consultants in the readying for new U.S. models of care.
Helped along by KPMG, the Lancashire Hospitals trust recently commissioned another 'Partner' in the form of the private consultants 'McKinsey' to help reduce the trusts deficits by £34m
Private consultancy firms such as McKinsey have been central to the successive government plans to carve up the National Health Service (NHS). One service they provide is supposed “consultation” processes, which end up concocting a financial case for the closure and privatisation of swathes of the NHS and handing it over to their clients in the private sector. They reap rich rewards themselves for services rendered. McKinsey also helped draw up the NHS privatisation bill (H&SC bill 2012)
Chairman of LTH Trust 'Sue Musson' [originally from the USA where healthcare is private] is 'proud' to have been joined at her latest meeting by KPMG Partner, Amanda Latham, who provided a helpful presentation on KPMG’s audit opinion on their financial statements and quality account.
Private companies such as KPMG, McKinsey, Deloitte and Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) have a controlling influence on bodies regulating the NHS such as NHS Improvement (NHSI) and are also major beneficiaries. If in doubt, take a look at the executive board of NHSI the NHS’s economic regulator. You will see KPMG, McKinsey, Deloitte and PwC have pretty much got the board sown up.
Who's running the show?
The trusts finances are now audited by KPMG and their efficiency savings (cuts) strategy run by McKinsey. All we need to add to the mix now is a few more privateers and the job of privatising the NHS is complete....Now consider this.
- CCGs are running the hospitals and pushing NHS England's 'Five year forward view' plans called STP's, which as we know are really American ACO models of private healthcare.
- NHS England fund the CCGs to roll-out the STPs/ACOs
- GPs and their practices are in the pocket of the CCGs and do as they're told to follow the GP forward view, the STP part for GP federations (ACO partners)
- Hospital trusts are underfunded but won't get the transformation funding from NHSE until they meet the financial reset, which means more cuts. That's where McKinsey & KPMG come in.
- Pharmacies are in on it as well, as are the third sector (ACO partners).
- Local/county authorities merging social service budget into partnership (ACO)
Change Management
This term is explicitly used when very controversial and unfair changes are proposed and reaction from opposition needs to be strategically managed on both sides.Not to fear, in step the Chair of the Lancashire hospital Trust 'Sue Musson'.
Sue has considerable experience of dealing with 'change management', strategic planning, research and building sustainable partnerships with agencies such as local authorities and universities. She was the Chair of Southport and Ormskirk NHS Foundation Trust before joining Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS foundation Trust.
Yes, good 'ol U.S. healthcare has hit Warrington in the form of an 'Accountable Care Partnership' (a precursor to an Accountable Care Organisation or 'ACO'), which aims to bring together resources for health and for social care into one place, forging new partnerships and delivering more efficient, value-for-money services.
Value for money services, that's where the 'change management' comes in.
In this video, dismantling our NHS is shown to be done in 5 steps. All it takes for its completion is for folk to sit by and do nothing.
Related Links..
Private partnerships - Warrington begins NHS takeover
https://www.warrington.gov.uk/news/article/2455/care_partnership_appoints_chair
What are ACOs?
http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/stp-effects-2/4593295687
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