In 2012 the coalition government passed the Health and Social Care Act
which effectively opened up the NHS to private health companies from across the
world.
The Weston General Hospital Campaign represents a large group of North
Somerset's residents who are very concerned about the damage this could cause
for the future of their hospital.
Weston General is too small to become an NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
under the new rules and must either be taken under the wing of a Foundation
Trust like University Hospitals Bristol Trust or be run by a private health corporation
which could reduce or run poorer services as it will
put profit before patients.
The decision on the future of Weston General will not be taken by the
hospital's management, but by a national body, the Trust Development Authority,
which reports directly to the Secretary of State for Health - the Rt Hon Jeremy
Hunt. To add to the confusion, North
Somerset's Clinical Commissioning Group will decide which services should be
run at the hospital.
The petition we are asking you to sign will be presented to the Trust
Development Authority in London on
behalf of the people of North Somerset and will call on it to allow Weston
General Hospital to become part of an existing NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
and for the continuation of a 24/7 Accident and Emergency Department at the
hospital.
Sign the change.org petition now:
http://www.change.org/petitions/nhs-trust-development-authority-we-want-our-local-hospital-weston-general-to-be-partnered-by-an-nhs-trust-and-we-want-reassurance-that-a-full-24-7-a-e-department-will-remain-at-weston-general?utm_source=guides&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_created
Patients Before Profit
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