Parliament TV Archived Message Posted by Mary on September 4, 2019, 1:04 pm Two questions. Who produces it and who directs the programme? Yesterday when BJ was holding forth on promises for more NHS funding, the picture cut away to a shot of Matt Hancock, the Health and Social Care Secretary of State, nodding solemnly in agreement. Just now in PMQs, a question was asked about the likely closure of a Community Hospital (Morelands?) Johnson didn't provide an answer other than to say that the 'clinicians' will make the decision. Again a cutaway to Hancock, nodding away like the creep he is. His main interests are filling the NHS with IT and tech** - Alexa diagnosing your ailments etc. The answer was incorrect. The clinicians do not make decisions about the running of the NHS. It's up to the CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups) and NHS Trusts. Both might have the odd medic on their boards but these boards are packed with the usual stooges, appointed by the Tory government of course. There is little or no democracy in the higher levels of the management of the NHS. ** 'New health secretary Matt Hancock held a meeting within days of being appointed with 10 disruptive technology businesses in which he promised to fight against “vested interests” when they impede innovation. Records, released to HSJ under the Freedom of Information Act, show Mr Hancock and senior officials met with the digital healthcare companies on 18 July, nine days after he succeeded Jeremy Hunt. Two days later, in his first speech as health secretary, he said that improving NHS technology would be an “early priority”. Most of the companies represented at the meeting were launched in the last five years and have “disruptive” business models which aim to challenge existing ways of providing services. Among the attendees was Babylon Healthcare founder Ali Parsa, whose NHS partnership, GP at Hand, Mr Hancock praised in his speech, describing it as “brilliant for me” and advocating for its expansion.' https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/exclusive-hancock-met-disruptive-tech-businesses-promising-to-fight-vested-interests-/7023193.article Message Thread: Parliament TV - Mary September 4, 2019, 1:04 pm Re: Parliament TV - Cockneymystic September 4, 2019, 1:14 pm BBC political output in the hands of one man, Rob Burley - Mary September 4, 2019, 5:56 pm Re: BBC political output in the hands of one man, Rob Burley - Mary September 4, 2019, 5:58 pm   Searching