London, mar 21 ( EFE).-the controversy public in United Kingdom health care reform Bill, which opens the door to the private sector, shall enter into force towards Holy week once Parliament British approve her after several months of discussion.
After more than a thousand amendments, the House of Lords voted Monday in favour of the law of health and social care, while on Tuesday night Commons rejected a proposal from opposition labour to delay approval.
The labour party promised today to continue the fight against the reform and revoke the changes if they return to power in elections in 2015.
The text promoted by David Cameron Government is ready to receive the sanction of Queen Elizabeth II, what might happen before Easter.
The law has caused great controversy in the United Kingdom because it radically reform the structure of the national health (NHS, acronym in English), created after World War II and very loved by the British.
In order to reduce costs, eliminate the foundations that until now managed the health budget and transferred those powers to header in the outpatient doctors, who prefer not to assume that responsibility, may delegate in subcontractors.
In addition, shall be allowed to the NHS facilities are used by the private sector – which, according to many health professionals, will increase waiting lists to the detriment of patients without resources, while it will open access to new companies supplying products and services.
Since the Minister for health, Andrew Lansley, raised the reform of the NHS for 14 months, has aroused opposition from the medical profession, trade unions, labour opposition and much of the public opinion polls, but it has finally been approved with the support of the Conservatives and the colour, the coalition Government partners.
Although the proposal was “tory”, Nick Clegg Liberals have supported it after the introduction of numerous amendments generally aimed at limiting the scope of privatization.
In the vote on Monday in Commons, the most critical colour with the law affecting only England – the rest of the United Kingdom regions have their own powers-, they abstained.
The adoption of legislation puts pressure on the Liberal Democrats of layer falling in the polls, and their leader, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who already received a setback of their training bases in Congress this month when they refused to support the text.
El Colegio de nurses ruled that the law was “deeply flawed” and stressed that its introduction “is regret in the long run”.
