NHS Reorganisation

I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. She and I have almost adjoining constituencies, and many of the issues and problems of her constituents are very similar to those in my area. When we were in power, £345 million was set aside for disabled children, for respite and all-night breaks. All of those children will now suffer because the White Paper makes no mention of funding for disabled children after March 2011. Yet, we have £3 billion to pay for reorganisation. On 2 November 2009, the Prime Minister, then Leader of the Opposition, told the Royal College of Pathologists that under the Conservatives, there would be no more restructuring of the NHS. On 20 May, the coalition Government said:"““We will stop the top-down reorganisations of the NHS that got in the way of patient care.””" What are they doing? They are carrying out exactly that reorganisation. If the Government want to make some real improvements to the NHS, the principle of ““no decision about me without me”” should be considered. The Health Secretary should reconsider the NHS reorganisation and try to think of a better way to use that money for patients.