BMA supports destruction of #NHS but present as victims or frustrated saviours.
Sophistry masterclass by @TheBMA on 17th July deconstructed
⚠️Hop on bandwagon to avoid conspicuous silence & echo bogus talking points (ditto @UKLabour & @keepnhspublic}
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⚠️BMA endorsed Feb 2021 white paper, remained silent until now.
⚠️Have track record of imposing ignorance & disengaging members.
⚠️Assisted creating US style 'managed care' by railroading GPs into new contract 2019 WITHOUT discussion/VOTE.
#NHSBill progression of agreed change
⚠️Clinical 'leadership' has had no impact on halting or moderating NHS privatisation. Predominantly serving as window dressing for the destruction
⚠️It has enriched & assisted career progression of the complicit.
⚠️Since 2006, Framework for External Support for Commissioning (FESC) now Lead Provider Framework has given control to private corporations for last 15 years. #NHSBill is legislative lock-in of corporate dominance
⚠️@DavidGWrigley goes on to endorse marketisation & commissioning
⚠️Repeal of Section 75 enables PRIVATE SECTOR MONOPOLY WITHIN NHS, unless NHS is first RENATIONALISED.
#UnitedHealth #Optum want sole control of budgets
⚠️Why would a government ideologically hell bent on abandoning public PROVISION, take a step to undermine its own goal? 🤔
⚠️Misdirection talking point designed to seem reasonable. In reality again endorses marketised NHS not a PUBLICLY PROVIDED NHS which is what is necessary
BMA pretence of concern for workforce
⚠️Let's not forget BMA sabotaged junior doctor industrial action
⚠️Railroaded through new GP contract WITHOUT debate or a vote
⚠️2019 tried to push through worse consultant contract WITHOUT a vote
Consistent actions undermine workforce status
⚠️It is incompatible with earlier statement to support ICSs & commissioning which will be private corporate dominated and controlled entities and #NHSBill, then go on to argue for public provision.
⚠️BMA facing both ways again shows leadership capture by privatisation agenda.
Privatisation Lobby Talking points
1. SoS is grabbing too much power - DISTRACTION
2. Repeal of S75 is a good idea - allows private sector MONOPOLY within NHS
3. Endorse 'managed care' but tinker with the detail
@TheBMA @UKLabour @keepnhspublic selling people out
#ScrapNHSBill
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