Minister of health of the NHS bosses are trying to save money by rationing care or make patients wait longer for the operation.
The move, which came amid an unprecedented pressure on health care to save £ 20bn, was responding to a July report by damning co-operation and competition Panel (CCP), which is charged with primary care Trusts (PCTs) of “reducing or delaying access to care”.
The Panel warned that some patients can die because of the overwhelming majority of PCTs, the agency that controls the health budget, forcing the patient to wait at least 15 weeks-size “tend to impose greater pain and discomfort than necessary”. Trustees claim the move is designed to shorten waiting lists-and save money in the short term — such as patient “dead or pay for the care of their own”.
Since 2006, patients have been able to choose where they go for elective surgery, including private hospitals. Tactics used by minimal arrangements including PCTs waiting time before the patient is treated-even when the private provider can treat them-and direct GPs refer patients to keep the cash flowing into the local NHS hospital.