How has it got so far? [Part 1]

How has it got so far? [PART 1] THOSE who should be doing something about defending our NHS are turning a blind eye or partnering with others such as CCGs and privatisers. Some of those who should be defending the NHS are betraying the NHS and selling it off piecemeal (eg GPs on CCG boards). I can honestly put my hand on my heart and say those who could do something aren't, and they are allowing this to happen, and no amount of research or posts or letters I write or shouting I do appears to be getting through. So if all this goes pear shaped, then at least I/we as a group can hold our heads up high saying we did our best and we told you so. Let's not let it get to that stage. You don't know how precious something is until it's gone. That's the NHS, the envy of the world, yet it's being torn apart and handed over bit by bit to the private sector leaving what few NHS services we have left for the poor to fight over as pigeons to crumbs. What evil wishes England to adopt the worst healthcare system in the world (USA) and import it over here, if not for profit? We must never let an injustice pass us by, always question but never leave it alone thinking 'someone else will deal with it', they won't. If not me then who? If not now then when? It's now down to us, and at some stage people will realise just how serious the situation is and wished they'd attended meetings and rallied together to defend our NHS. Today, NHS England have given incentives to all GPs to join a GP federation to increase population list numbers to facilitate a future U.S. business model of an Accountable Care Organisation (ACO). South Cumbria are already rolling out the STPs [1]. Chorley & South Ribble with Preston CCGs are already implementing STP models such as 'care closer to home' by moving services such as audiology, ophthalmology, and ENT out of hospital into private provider clinics. And they have the remit to do this via the Health & Social Care act 2012 which opened up the market to any private provider. The message from the STP team is just 'go ahead and do it' (solutions design team publication 7) Clinical Commissioning Groups are now considering rationing up to 18 more medicines and treatments, taking the total so far to 33. The Lancashire teaching hospital trust propose to create a private subsidiary company, transferring NHS staff and assets to it - nineteen trusts have already done this. How has it got so far? How has it got so far? [1] http://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/news/latest-news/integration-community-and-acute-services