In an emailed message, Devizes constituency Lib Dems have urged “members, friends and maybe supporters” to help get Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill withdrawn. The message is signed by Fiona Hornby as chairman of Devizes Lib Dems.
Ms Hornby is urging Lib Dems to sign a petition against the Bill organised by the Winchester constituency party to give a voice to the “many in this party” who “believe the Bill is fundamentally flawed”: www.winld.org.uk/nhs-petition/
“The Bill remains a threat to the fundamental principles of the NHS, and is widely criticised as over-complex, expensive and failing to address the most important challenges facing health and social care. Many authoritative independent commentators are now calling for its withdrawal, while the Government has totally failed to convince either the public or NHS staff that the Bill will improve the NHS.”
“Such a top-down imposed re-organisation was specifically ruled out in the coalition agreement.”
Asking people to sign the petition, Ms Hornby says, “It’s vital that we get as much support as possible as quickly as possible.”
Ms Hornby stood as the Lib Dem candidate for the Devizes constituency in the 2010 general election.
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