NICE should be in charge of implementing any guidelines, not the government.
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"Andrew David Lansley", is a British Conservative Party (UK)/Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)/Member of Parliament (MP) for South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)/South Cambridgeshire since UK general election, 1997/1997. He was previously Leader of the House of Commons from 2012 until 2014, the Secretary of State for Health from 2010 until 2012, and was the Shadow Secretary of State for Health from 2004 until 2010. As Health Secretary, Lansley was responsible for the government's controversial Health and Social Care Act 2012.
More Andrew Lansley on Wikipedia.It is unacceptable that out of the most developed countries, Britain was one of the last to order anti-viral agents and publish an emergency preparedness plan.
This is ridiculous. It shows that GPs are having to engage far more in satisfying local bureaucracies rather than their patients. This is yet more evidence of doctors being under pressure to live in this bogus world of targets met and targets set, when from the patient's point of view the service hasn't improved.
Many clinical priorities aren't recorded and some targets, like A&E and GP bookings, create more problems than they solve.
The government has done too little too late to protect the health of the population - in June 2004 I told the government to produce a comprehensive strategy.
I think the Government is trying to cover up its own negligence by blaming GPs and that is a disgrace.
In reality, we've had more spending, more bureaucracy, more waste and higher costs but without necessary reform nor rising productivity.
What is really going on is the Treasury is in a funk about PFI schemes worth £7bn to £9bn that are being proposed by the NHS.
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