Take action to stop our NHS being disintegrated this year

I am 78 years old this year, so I've had nothing other than the NHS looking after me and my family since that time. Please do not change this important service for which we all pay during our working lives, please keep the humane service which was decided upon by decent and caring politicians in 1948. Health whilst we live is not something from which others should profit, simply because they have more money than we do. It seems to me that one way or another, big business very often has a hand in making us unwell and then wishes to profit from that illness. That is both immoral and unjust. Stop playing with our lives.

Public health care should be about providing service NOT profit.

We do not need Private companies deciding the fate of our NHS ,They will always be led by profit for shareholders and standards in working conditions are lowered .Why should we pay for taxes for NHS and give it away in profits.We have seen what has been going on with companies involved right now.CEO’s paying themselves large salaries.I hope we can stop more of this ❤️

Health care provision is an obligation to meet a basic need. It is not a market to be monetized

Our NHS is precious and we would be stupid to let any part of it to be privatised. Much better to increase taxation for those who can afford it. I one lived in the USA and know how unfair and destructive private medicine can be. We should be so proud of our NHS and shield it.

Healthcare is not a “market” and should not be privatised or exploited for private profit. Private drug companies are already guilty of improper selling and obfuscation. The health of the people is the highest law (Roman maxim)

It’s our NHS we own it , we created it And we collectively pay for it through taxation we do this to give Pre paid quality health care to all at the point of need no matter what their financial situation is.

I will fight with all I have to keep this socialists model of health care because In 1945 after the world war the soldiers who came home after fighting the facist voted for the NHS they did this for the families of those they left behind.

Our NHS was needed then as it is needed now . Keep the profiteers out of our NHS

As a member of the public who care our NHS should by made stronger, not be disintegrated.

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Trina

My granddaughter born 15/12/20 has needed surgery and is in intensive care. She has Down’s Syndrome. If we lived in a country without a healthcare system my daughter and son-in-law would already be bankrupt. As a family we shall need a high level of properly funded support to make sure that she has as good a life as possible. People havealreadycommentedon thefact that more is understood about Down’s Syndrome and there is more support available: as a family we need this to be the case and the prospect of having that level of support taken away from us is devastating.

If profit is being made out of the health services, then money is flowing out that should not be. It's possible for suitable non-profit partners to work with the central services, but there must be no profiteering of any kind. Public ownership is fundamental.

save our NHS it is not for sale or profits, leave our NHS Alone

We the people paid for the. NHS with our taxes

It’s ours to keep for the many not to be sold off for the few to benefit financially

The UK NHS must be protected from profit making businesses. Throughout this pandemic, our national health workers have demonstrated their devotion to the NHS and their fellow citizens. Privatisation of any part of the NHS undermines this service, which serves everyone regardless of their status and ability to pay.

Having worked in health related services for the last 30 years, I have experienced the transfer of responsibility from the state to the voluntary and 3rd sector. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many of those services have practically disappeared, leaving the vulnerable high and dry.

Private companies must make profits and the pressure to make profits creates a totally different service. Should we make a profit from people's suffering? The change of emphasis on a service that is based on dedication and devotion, to private companies with pressure to make money for its share holders and company directors, would be a disaster for our country and its diverse population.

Our NHS service workers cannot live with praise alone. It is a disgrace, an insult and exploitation of their sense of duty, that they are not better paid. Shame on this government for ever more, if they destroy OUR wonderful NHS. Hands off!

Keep the NHS 'not for profit' and publicly owned. Surely non of us want to be faced with the type of 'health care' that the USA has!

The NHS must be kept in public ownership paid for by the taxes & NI contributions & free at the point of access. More needs to be done by governments to ensure the quality & quantity of staff are boosted & paid accordingly to maintain the high standards of care. It is not a bargaining tool for the rich & privileged & those who wield the power to use as they want.

The NHS is for our people not for profit.

We must keep the NHS free to everyone x as I fear that infiltration by privatisation will end up costing us dearly x

There is no need for private sector provision within the NHS - what can be done by the private sector can be done by the public sector. There are lots of models for delivery including co-operatives and not-for-profits, CICs and so on, the fact that the focus is on private sector/corporate involvement shows the government's hands and who they're in bed with. The US is a case-in-point of corporate failure in healthcare.

Keep your hands off ..like you promised too in your pree election madatory

The NHS has done a remarkable job during the pandemic. Imagine how much difference it would have made (to staff and patients) if it had been properly funded, with better staffing levels over the last 10 years. If profits are made they should go straight back into the NHS, not shareholders' bank accounts.

National Insurance payments should be ring-fenced to go to the NHS. People would understand where their money was going so would be more willing to pay increased amounts.

When you look at what has happened in dental care, you can see how bad things could get. In some/many parts of the UK it isn't possible to register with an NHS dentist, because there isn't one in the area.

We all need to fight to keep the NHS free at the point of need. This should be at the top of everyone's list when they look at political manifestos at every election, whether local or national.

Keep the NHS out of the greedy, selfish clutches of the thoroughly despicable, odious and totally corrupt Tories.

This pandemic has exposed the need for a properly funded, fully publicly owned, integrated health and care system. The NHS is threatened with death by cuts and monetisation - we must protect it

Integrated care systems have been presented as a way of coordinating health care and as a reform of the internal market. Prominent figures in the government have close links with American right wing free market organisations. The COVID crisis has resulted in high levels of state money creation. It is highly likely that this will translate into reduced government spending as a « recovery «  mechanism - more austerity. There will be a perfect storm for the NHS- close commercial ties with America as a result of Brexit; a government committed to the free market; reduced state spending; government propaganda presenting this as sensible reform; both the American and British corporate sector looking to invest the money made from COVID. Reform of the American health care system may compound the problem by reducing home markets so requiring companies to look elsewhere for profi.

All this will mean that a multiple tier system will be created private provision taking an increasing share of the care with the inevitable result that care will be poorer for most.

It is vital that this existential threat to the NHS be exposed.

The nhs was set up to help the sick especially the poor ones, not to be plundered by the greed of large corporations etc.

The NHS should be seen as an asset and investment by the Government, not a burden to be got rid of.

Yes the NHS was paid and fought for by the public since 1948. It is here so everyone as access to medical care when needed.

Beveridge designed the NHS to be free for all to ensure a healthier nation. Beveridge was a Liberal and the NHS waspassed int law by a Labour Government. The Conservative Party cannot be trusted with the NHS!

I have lived in the US under privatised healthcare for a while - and was aghast ...! It is completely amoral - a way simply of generating profit - and it writes off the uninsured, the poor. How dare this government even contemplate the merest move towards privatisation ...

Ditto all comments above. It is utterly sickening that Venture capitalists are given unbridled access to play monopoly with so many vital life saving services care homes ,mental health, children's support unlicensed and dangerous ,autism support, etc . They fail utterly on so many levels. This family is happy to pay more tax ensure the NHS remains publicly financed

It's why the NHS is so precious- because we own it!

The NHS must be kept out of the hands of profiteering private companies, it’s there for the well being of everyone,it’s NOT a cash cow.

This must not happen - LEAVE OUR NHS ALONE - we are watching you and will make sure that we keep the NHS is not privatised. LEAVE OUR NHS ALONE.

The NHS is not, and never has been, safe the Tory hands.

No Tory will ever believe in any institution that promotes any form of equality.

NHS should not be carved up in any way.. I have received free access and I want my grandchildren to be able to.

We need to maintain a health service that is a service and ethics lead organisation rather one that is driven by profit.

The NHS must be kept free at the point of need.

It must NOT be carved up to the point where it is no longer a viable option.

That is what the Conservative Administration want.

The only people who would benefit from that are privately owned companies who are in league with the Tories...

We must not let them do that!

No organisation should be allowed to profit from a nations health needs - it's immoral.

Now more than ever we need a NATIONAL health service, not one dominated by profit seeking American businesses - or Virgin or ita like.

This Government has done nothing but dither, dither, dither over the Coronavirus pandemic, which is why there are now nearly 80,000 people dead - and it still believes in privatising the NHS!!!!???? The NHS was created to provide healthcare for the public at the bottom rung of the ladder, NOT TO PUT PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE!!!! The NHS is to be kept in public hands and must never be kicked around like a football, which is what the Tories are doing now!!!!

The best inheritance I received from my parents was tbe NHS. Let's not destroy it.

NHS must not be privatised any more. It must be kept in public ownership and not used as a profit making entity.

Too many US companies are interested in grabbing a piece of it. STOP NOW

We pay for the benefit of free health care through our taxes and are the envy of the world in this respect. No creeping privatisation should be allowed our NHS is not for sale.

The NHS is one of the finest things to come out of this country. It is so very much needed and so appreciated. We need it to be remain driven by need not by greed. The track record in private sector involvement has been appalling, extremely wasteful and dangerous to both staff and patients. There is absolutely no sensible rationale to continue down this failed path. Fund the NHS properly and stop tinkering!

We are/were the envy of the World with our wonderful NHS. It breaks my heart seeing it being 'carved up' - and all for profit! It also breaks my heart knowing that people are still entering this country for expensive operations, particularly people who have opted to live abroad, and yet return to the UK for very expensive operations, as well as illegal immigrants also taking advantage of our wonderful system, at no cost to them - why is this?

the NHS should be taken out of politicians hands, as they use for a propaganda tool.

It must be free at source and not a profitmaking service.

of course lessons must be learned after this pandemic, there will be others.

But not going to American consultancies that don't understand the NHS or agree with socialised medicine.

In spite of the NHS and academic services offering to provide services for Track & Trace, the Government chose to go to the Private sector and wasted millions of pounds, that could have gone on PPE.

This ICS radicalisation of the NHS has been simmering for years the Government realised it was going to be unpopular but the Covd19 pandenic gave then an opportunity to develop it further in secret. The consultation is a sham, kept under the radar for so long until KONP were alerted. I have responded in the strongest of terms citing ittle accountability or srutiny and a disintedration of services with an wxtension of the worst aspects of the deardful Health and social care act 2012. We need to go back to the original priciples of the NHS, a fully funded public service free to all regardless of their ability to pay and stop privatisation for Profit

The NHS is a public service and must remain wholly so. It must be extended to include care provision,. Free at the points of contact and provision, and funded from taxpayers’ revenue for the benefit of all.

I commented: Although one has to wade through jargon to find this, "conflict of interests with the current GP-led CCG model" and "delegate responsibility for arranging some services to providers" would seem to destroy any accountability via GPs and pass control to (private) providers.