NHS Reorganisation

I am very concerned if those plans are being speeded up rather than slowed down, because that would be entirely contrary to the view that has been consistently expressed by patients groups, experts in the NHS and professional bodies in response to the consultation on the White Paper. ““Too far, too fast,”” says the King's Fund. According to the NHS Confederation:"““It will be exceptionally difficult to deliver major structural change and make £20 billion of efficiency savings at the same time.””" The Alzheimer's Society says:"““The pace of structural change has the potential to undermine the progress made in services for people with dementia and their families, unless handled carefully””." Almost every other group representing patients says the same. Even the chief executive of the NHS has written to the Secretary of State saying:"““Implementing the White Paper will require us to strike the right balance between developing early momentum for change and allowing enough time to properly test the new arrangements. Getting this balance right will be critical to maintaining quality and safety””."