April 1st , yes it is April fools day.
So is it appropriate to start the changes to the welfare system and the changes to the NHS budget on this day ?
Well it is practically not starting on the fools day is it ?
Oh ! it happens to be a holiday.
well the arguments of both sides surrounding these changes are raging . But what is it all about ? Why are we so fear full and sceptical about these changes ?
one thing is sure changes have always been looked upon suspiciously specially when it is anything to do with Conservative party.
But is it justifiable to criticise everything as it is being done to uphold the policy beliefs of a Conservative party?
It is true and evident that the country is in dire situation economically which has to be dealt with if anything can be salvaged.
While I accept the fact majority of the unemployed people do not choose to be unemployed there is a certain percentage of the unemployed population who does not want come out of the rut that they are in.
it is very difficult to draw the line and changes has to be implemented at some layer of the society to change the attitude of these people.
Because some was offered an accommodation to accommodate their at the time if their application it is not god given right that that should be kept at the same level even if their personal situation changes.
A family who required a three bedroom accommodation ten years ago may only need two bedroom accommodation now and because they do not earn enough money to live in the same type of accommodation it may be prudent for them to downsize hence it is only right for the government who pays for the accommodation to suggest the changes to them.
But at the same time I do understand the argument of the other side saying that even if the family is willing to move to a smaller accommodation the social housing do not have anything to offer to them.
The problem seem to be in the logistics rather than the policy.
Well on the other hand I am very concerned about the changes to the current NHS system . Handing over the bulk of the budget control to the GP practises may affect the way the patients are treated by the GP`s. Two points concern me very much,
I was listening to a GP who was saying that even though they are given the control of the budget which suggests that they can choose the best cause of treatment for their patients theoretically in practise it is not so. He further explained that that they have abide by the gaudiness of the health authority who would require them to make cuts and savings which in his view would impact the way they treat their patients.
Secondly the doctors would be spending time in admin work which would deprive them from spending more time with their patients.
Well I sincerely hope that I am proved wrong and the changes work positively for the consumers of the health service.
Well times have changed . It is very difficult resist changes while the circumstances which guides these changes are always changing. It is very nice to think that nothing changes and everyone will have everything done their way. But the reality is different.
the burning question in every ones mind is , are these changes implemented on April fools day is going to full fill the expectations or are the expectations ,
A fools gold ......... !
Sakthi Sakthithasan
02.04.2013
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