I have recently been appointed to lead the new local
commissioning group which is made up up GPs from Richmondshire, Hambleton and
Whitby. We are developing as a group and as yet the Bill which will establish
us formally is not yet through parliament but if and when it gets through it
will be our job to get the best possible health care for the people who live in
the area we serve. It will be a challenge, especially because of the financial
crisis the country is in. We are ambitious. We want to work in a new and
different way with the public, and hope that our honest and straight forward
approach will encourage people to work with us. In future blogs I will talk
about our new HEN ( Health Engagement Network) and the current work we are
undertaking to talk with the public about the issues the Friarage Hospital in
Northallerton is facing around the provision of paediatric and maternity
services.
Recently I have been asked
about whether I support the Health Bill going through the Houses of Parliament
at the moment. My response is that I
believe in the NHS and have been proud to work in it for the last 30 years. I
also think it is important that doctors, nurses and other health professionals
have a role in the design and delivery of the services they work in. There are
many ways of making that happen. The Bill is one of them. What ever happens
there will be very challenging timers ahead for everyone who works in the NHS.
I am reminded of a quote, attributed to Aneurin Bevan, architect of the NHS:
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