Last Thursday I asked a question in the Scottish Parliament regarding the Executive review of Prescription Charges. Here's my questions, the answer I got and a subsequent article in the Evening News.
My initial question was
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest position is on the review of NHS prescription charges for patients with long term conditions and on what date it expects to present the outcome of the review.
HIS REPLY – Soon!
Supplementary
Frankly Minister that answer is a disgrace
4 years ago the Executive promised to review prescription charges accepting the current exemption arrangements were not fit for purpose.
13months ago you asked Parliament to reject my Bill to abolish charges promising instead to bring forward proposals yourselves to exempt many long term conditions.
On Nov 10th in a Parliamentary answer to me the Minister promised to publish proposals ‘by the end of the year.’
And yet here we are barely a month away from the dissolution of Parliament and still you have produced nothing – not a word, not one exemption, nothing!
Isn’t it the case that all medical opinion over the last 40 years warned you, just as I did, against trying to ‘play god’ by choosing which debilitating conditions were more deserving than others.
And isn’t this Executive attempting to play fast and loose with this Parliament, run down the clock and renege on every single promise made to patients on the issue over the past 4 years.
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=296102007
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"Prescription Charges"
It is now a case of LIFE NOT PROFIT Colin. Denial of drugs to very ill and dying people unless they have TEN`S of thousnds of pounds spare in the bank.MRSA killing Thousands due to private companies being employed to Supposedly clean our hospitals.
This is truly NEW Labours dream (our NIGHTMARE) and slogan PROFIT NOT LIFE.
Colin said...
"And isn’t this Executive attempting to play fast and loose with this Parliament"
They are and they are succeeding that is why we are in such a mess not just in the Scottish Parliament but also in the UK Parliament.
Footnote
Scottish Parliament may be an incorrect term, most people in the world and a lot of people in England it would seem think Scotland is the largest county in England.I suppose while Scotland is in the union it is?.
Colin wrote...
Isn’t it the case that all medical opinion over the last 40 years warned you, just as I did, against trying to ‘play god’ by choosing which debilitating conditions were more deserving than others.
New Labour don`t "play God" Colin in there warped minds they think they are God. And did God not create hell, so have New Labour there new flag ship "Social responsibility" it means when you need help YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.
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