"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." Adolf Hitler ....
I don't normally do 'political' stuff, but I am getting increasingly concerned about the cuts that are being directed towards the sick and disabled, and the probable 'privatisation' of the NHS ...
Some of us here in the UK have worked and paid in to the system and for no fault of our own have ended up needing help from the State as we can no longer work. I for one went through 4 Occupational Health Assessments, all of which said that there is no possiblity that I will be likely to return to work in the forseeable future, before being retired on ill health grounds last September having not worked for my employer for almost 3 years .....
It now seems however that with the new harsher Work Capability Assessment from the DWP for ESA, that I will now be found 'fit to work' .... in fact, 93% of claimants are likely to be thrown on to Jobseekers Allowance with a 300 bonus paid to Atos Healthcare for each one that is .... Even if you do get onto the "work related activity group" (WRAG) then that is going to be limited to 12 months anyway. I know of many examples where this has occurred - a 23 yr old blind person who cannot walk, someone with life threatening heart disease that died 2 weeks after being found 'fit'etc ..... For anyone that is interested, or in this same position, please message or wink at me and I will send lots of info for you to read .... the new assessment reads like an April Fool's joke, but unfortunately it isn't ....
DLA is also being targeted and will be replaced with a Personal Independence Payment which will of course have a much harsher criteria for claiming - as if it isn't harsh enough?
As for the NHS - despite it's bad bits - we are very fortunate to have it, just read some of the stories from our US ostymates ....
Dr David Wrigley "Something very dangerous is happening to our NHS. It is called the Health and Social Care Bill. It will implement radical changes to the NHS changes that will turn the NHS into a market driven, profit based service.
Patients will become commodities and profits will come before patient care. Illnesses will have price tags attached to them and if you are unfortunate to have an expensive' illness then you may be at a disadvantage." None of this legislation was in any party's manifesto and David Cameron in particular made a pledge during last year's election campaign that "after years of Labour meddling he would not introduce any more top-down reorganisations of the NHS...."
There is also quite a bit of money changing hands eg Care UK are making big donations to the Tory Party, wonder why???
I for one am terrified about the future - I do not want to scare people, but I do want you to be aware, especially if directly affected ....
I don't normally do 'political' stuff, but I am getting increasingly concerned about the cuts that are being directed towards the sick and disabled, and the probable 'privatisation' of the NHS ...
Some of us here in the UK have worked and paid in to the system and for no fault of our own have ended up needing help from the State as we can no longer work. I for one went through 4 Occupational Health Assessments, all of which said that there is no possiblity that I will be likely to return to work in the forseeable future, before being retired on ill health grounds last September having not worked for my employer for almost 3 years .....
It now seems however that with the new harsher Work Capability Assessment from the DWP for ESA, that I will now be found 'fit to work' .... in fact, 93% of claimants are likely to be thrown on to Jobseekers Allowance with a 300 bonus paid to Atos Healthcare for each one that is .... Even if you do get onto the "work related activity group" (WRAG) then that is going to be limited to 12 months anyway. I know of many examples where this has occurred - a 23 yr old blind person who cannot walk, someone with life threatening heart disease that died 2 weeks after being found 'fit'etc ..... For anyone that is interested, or in this same position, please message or wink at me and I will send lots of info for you to read .... the new assessment reads like an April Fool's joke, but unfortunately it isn't ....
DLA is also being targeted and will be replaced with a Personal Independence Payment which will of course have a much harsher criteria for claiming - as if it isn't harsh enough?
As for the NHS - despite it's bad bits - we are very fortunate to have it, just read some of the stories from our US ostymates ....
Dr David Wrigley "Something very dangerous is happening to our NHS. It is called the Health and Social Care Bill. It will implement radical changes to the NHS changes that will turn the NHS into a market driven, profit based service.
Patients will become commodities and profits will come before patient care. Illnesses will have price tags attached to them and if you are unfortunate to have an expensive' illness then you may be at a disadvantage." None of this legislation was in any party's manifesto and David Cameron in particular made a pledge during last year's election campaign that "after years of Labour meddling he would not introduce any more top-down reorganisations of the NHS...."
There is also quite a bit of money changing hands eg Care UK are making big donations to the Tory Party, wonder why???
I for one am terrified about the future - I do not want to scare people, but I do want you to be aware, especially if directly affected ....