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Thu 14 Mar 2019, 18:28
Subject: Cancer screening in Oxfordshire
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:20:36 +0000
Dear ,
A cancer screening service in Oxford has just been sold to a private
company. [1] Local NHS doctors are raising the alarm. They say it will
mean worse care for cancer patients across Oxfordshire. [2]
It’s not too late to reverse this decision. The Health Secretary Matt
Hancock has the power to step in and stop the sale. But it will take a
huge public outcry to make him do it.
Local MPs and doctors are speaking out against the sell off. [3] If
thousands of us all over Oxfordshire sign a petition to Matt Hancock,
telling him to reverse the decision, he’ll know this isn’t going away
quietly. It could force him to act.
Dr, will you sign the petition telling Matt Hanock to stop this NHS
service being given to a private company? It only takes thirty
seconds.
SIGN THE PETITION
The NHS cancer screening service at Churchill Hospital in Oxford is
world-leading. [4] But it’s just been sold to a private company who
want to use it to turn a profit. Doctors say that this decision could
cause harm to patients. [5]
But together we can reverse this. It will take thousands of us to get
involved, but a big enough public outcry could be enough to pressure
Matt Hancock to step in.
Will you sign the petition right now?
SIGN THE PETITION
Thanks for everything you do,
Mike, Ryan, Trish, Kieran and the 38 Degrees team
NOTES:
[1] The Guardian: Halt privatisation of cancer screening or risk
patient harm, MPs tell NHS England:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/13/halt-privatisation-of-cancer-screening-or-risk-patient-harm-mps-tell-nhs-england
Oxford Mail: ‘Huge concern’ over loss of NHS cancer scans in Oxford:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17487928.huge-concern-over-loss-of-nhs-cancer-scans-in-oxford/
[2] Banbury Guardian: Doctors and MPs join opposition to Churchill
Hospital cancer scanner privatisation:
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/health/doctors-and-mps-join-opposition-to-churchill-hospital-cancer-scanner-privatisation-1-8847637
[3] Oxford Mail: 'Extremely concerned': More reaction to NHS
outsourcing cancer scans:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17492969.extremely-concerned-victoria-prentis-writes-to-ceo-of-nhs-england-over-privatised-pet-ct-scan-deal/
Oxford Mail: ‘Huge concern’ over loss of NHS cancer scans in Oxford:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17487928.huge-concern-over-loss-of-nhs-cancer-scans-in-oxford/
[4] See Note 1
[5] See Note 2
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