2016 October « Dr Alf's Blog

NHS Job Shop: “Working for Health” in Kentish Town. Closed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Denis Campbell, health policy editor at the Guardian reports that two Tories are among signatories of letter pointing out that prime minister’s statement about £10bn extra cash for NHS are untrue.

Source: Theresa May’s claim on health funding not true, say MPs | Society | The Guardian

Clearly, the NHS is already being forced to ration services like other public sector departments. As pressures for a Hard Brexit mount the NHS will face a crippling squeeze for funding, despite the false promises of Brexit leaders that EU funding would be ring-fenced for the NHS.

We are now in the begging bowl season, ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn statement to parliament.

As an expert in radical change, I believe that that there are enormous opportunities for consolidation and cost reduction in the UK public sector.

Let me ask an open question:

How should Chancellor, Phillip Hammond respond to the crisis at the NHS?

Thoughts?

The Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, London. Deutsch: Sitz der Bank von England in der Londoner Threadneedle Street. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The WSJ reports that Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney is under fire from those who championed Britain’s exit from the European Union as he decides how long to stay on the job at a critical juncture for the country.

Source: Bank of England’s Mark Carney Faces Backlash From Brexit Backers – WSJ

Mark Carney is without doubt one of the world’s top central bankers and George Osborne did well to attract him to the UK. Carney’s expert leadership at the BoE has done much to steer the UK away from the damage of financial speculators. Yes Carney is outspoken but his views have been based on evidence rather than the dogma of Brexit leaders.

The UK needs to keep Carney in place through Brexit to minimize downside risk and economic damage during Brexit.

Thoughts?