Petition to protect local NHS healthcare
Members of the national lobbying group, 38 Degrees, are concerned that as a result of changes bought in by the Government, it will be too easy for private companies to take over the running of local health services.
As of April 1, practices between Chichester and Worthing will be overseen by the Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group, run by GPs.
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Hide AdThe petition asks the group to make amendments to its constitution that make it harder for privatisation to happen.
It also urges the commissioning group to avoid widespread cuts to patient care, including to doctors and hospital beds.
Similar petitions have been presented to other commissioning groups, with Hackney the first to adopt the demands.
For the full story, see the Worthing Herald, out Thursday, February 7.