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Did the BBC do a good job of covering the NHS reforms?
posted at 28/9/2012 11:22 AM BST
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We were discussing this the other day whether the BBC coverage and reporting of the NHS reforms was up to scratch. There have been some suggestions that the was some kind of conspiracy that the BBC went easy on the government because some of their top brass had links not only to the coalition government, but also to some of the companies vying to take over some of the services. http://socialinvestigations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/lord-patten-of-barnes-bridgepoint-and.html There was fervent and detailed criticism on Twitter about the Health bill: http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d948 However, other people have said that there was no such conspiracy and was merely a case of the journalists struggling to find a decent angle and pick apart the Health bill. The fact that the Bill was incomprehensible to most people puts them in good company. Whatsmore, with whom does the critique of the bill sit with? Is it the political editor or the science editor? What did you think of the BBC coverage? I am sure it was covered on more in-depth programmes such as Newsnight but perhaps it is difficult to convey some of these very technical aspects of the bill on prime time tv? |
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Re: Did the BBC do a good job of covering the NHS reforms?
posted at 28/9/2012 12:04 PM BST
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Hi Matthew - not really for me to comment as, working in Scotland, this bill will have no impact on me (something the BBC has been poor at highlighting). But I do think the BBC has given insufficient scrutiny to the contents of this Bill and the implications it holds for the NHS in England. There is a real risk of privatisation throught the back door and as soon as private companies become involved in healthcare there is always the risk they will put profits and exectuive pay ahead of patients (many nursing homes are already a micro-cosmic example of this). But in the end of the day it's the people of England who must bear the responsibility if this Bill goes through and is a distaster - England voted Tory and England has seen little in the way of public opposition to the Bill. As you sow so shall you reap... |
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