WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2012 E Petition launched calling for the NHS Risk Register to be published.Andrew Lansley is blocking the publication of the NHS Risk Register by appealing the Information Commissioner's order that the Register be published. He is doing so because it contains grave warnings about the risks posed by his Health & Social Care Bill. I promise you that the content of that Register warns about the potential surge in costs associated with the NHS. The Register details a lack of experience in commissioning as well as a diminution in buying power caused by the decentralisation and dismantling of the old structure. The Risk Registers warn about a Post Code lottery affecting certain regions as they lose out in the new 'slice up' of funding arrangements. Most gravely, the Register warns about the profit element of the private provision 'driving up' costs as they siphon off profits from the NHS. Yesterday, I have submitted a government e-petition calling for David Cameron to order the publication of the Risk Register. I have done so to raise awareness among the ordinary public and also to give them an avenue to place on record their wish to have the Risk Register made public. This is not a Labour petition, there are many great people in the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrat Party and others, who want this Risk Register released. This is a cross party effort to promote transparency in government. We owe it to our children and elderly that people have a chance to read this risks raised in the Register before this bill is made public. MPs can sign EDM 2659 & vote in the HoC debate on the 22 February 2012. Lords can make their views known as the bill passes through their chamber. But we, the people, deserve a voice too. This morning, I have discovered that my e-petition was rejected by the government because there is one already in existence. No matter, you can still sign that petition and make your voice heard. Please support this effort by signing the petition at this link. Please also share the petition widely. |







