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| Lord Tim Clement-Jones |
In early 2012 the Lords voted in favour of the Health and Social Care
bill, the final step in turning it into an Act. As the Lords sat in the house
to debate and vote on the bill, research conducted by Social Investigations revealed the Lords were riddled with private
healthcare interests across all parties. Despite these recent or present
financial links to private companies involved in healthcare, they were allowed
to debate and vote.
Now, for the
second time of asking the Lords are about to pass or reject a key piece of
legislation that will affect the NHS to such an extent its very existence is in
the balance. Will they or will they not choose to vote for or against section 75
Regulations of the Health and Social Care Act. If it is the former, then if passed will sound the
death knell to the NHS.