Bye Bye, Heidi | NHAspace
In support of my article on two-faced Heidi Alexander, here’s the response from the National Health Action Party at the time of her resignation.
This says it all, really.
To be honest, we were hoping this day would come. Meetings involving Heidi Alexander have all ended in disappointment. The shadow health secretary persisted in supporting Simon Stevens and his privatising Five Year Forward View. She was a damp squib when it came to the doctors’ strikes, and she did nothing to support the NHS Reinstatement Bill.
As NHA executive member Dr Bob Gill puts it:
“I have been in 2 meetings with HA. She refused to go on [junior doctor] picket lines. She refused to even wear a BMA badge. Her stance on health policy supported the ongoing privatisation in the form of Stevens 5YFV. Quote ‘I believe Stevens has the best interests of the NHS at heart’. A former UnitedHealth president here to complete the transition to an American style insurance system has her confidence. That says it all.”
Now that the Blairites liked Heidi Alexander are leaving Corbyn’s cabinet, there’s hope that JC will install someone who truly supports the NHS as his shadow health sec. Someone who will come out strongly in favour of a renationalised NHS, and recognise that things don’t have to be the way that Hunt and Stevens want them to be.
The STP hospital closure plans are already being rolled out, and it won’t be long before A&Es and DGHs start being forced to close in order to pay off local NHS ‘debts’. Labour need to start shouting from the rooftops about these sorts of healthcare issues. With the right MPs in charge, maybe they will.
Source: Bye Bye, Heidi | NHAspace
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Hopefully Labour mp’s will shout loud and hard in support of our NHS, they need to as no one else in authority will, especially the Tories under May and with Hunt in charge of it,we all know his views.
I hope Labour do shout from a very very high rooftop or God help us all. ..
A legitimate question here, from someone who is Pro Corbyn. Has he? (appointed someone who will / is actually defending the NHS?
Depends what you think of Diane Abbott.
Bye Bye Heidi you are a waste of space
she’s nothing but a disgrace.
Thank goodness she’s gone, let’s hope Corbyn makes a better choice this next time.