millsands Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 The coalition government is planning to sell off the blood transfusion service to a private company please sign the petition if you feel that this important life saving service should be kept within the NHS and not to be making profits for a private company. The link to the petition is below http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/36126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 The coalition government is planning to sell off the blood transfusion service to a private company please sign the petition if you feel that this important life saving service should be kept within the NHS and not to be making profits for a private company. The link to the petition is below http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/36126 Looks to me like its already a private comapany. Transfer of Bio Products Laboratory to Limited Co. Bio Products Laboratory has formally transferred to a limited company, Bio Products Laboratory Limited, ultimately wholly owned by the Department of Health. The transfer from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) into Plasma Resources UK (PRUK), a Department of Health entity, was announced in the Arm's Length Body Review published in July 2010. The transfer was completed at midnight on 31st December 2010 and follows a period of staff and union consultation. The move brings BPL and DCI, who supply plasma to BPL, under the same holding company and Operational Board: PRUK. DCI is a US based company owned by the Department of Health since 2002. This combined operation with one integrated supply chain will allow the business to be more focused and responsive to Bio Products Laboratory Limited customers. Commenting on the move to limited company status Mark Webster, Chief Executive, Bio Products Laboratory Limited said: "We are pleased to have completed the transfer from NHSBT into PRUK. We have been processing human plasma to produce life saving and enhancing products since the 1950s. We are proud of our history, and what we achieved as part of NHSBT. We look to the future with certainty and clarity, committed to providing a continuous supply of safe, reliable, high quality plasma-derived products, supporting both healthcare professionals and patients every day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard2miss Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If a private company gets to run the blood service then I am stopping being a donor. If it goes private then they can start paying for the blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 They will have been selling your blood perhaps to places for a long time already - there has always been a diversion of anonymised product that is not needed for biomedical research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 They will have been selling your blood perhaps to places for a long time already - there has always been a diversion of anonymised product that is not needed for biomedical research. Maybe we will get some free shares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandr Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I will not have my blood taken by a private company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I will not have my blood taken by a private company. Private companies are in talks with the Department of Health about taking over the storage and distribution of blood under the plan to make the service more “commercially effective”. However collection would likely still be run by the National Health Service, amid fears that potential donors would be put off if they believed their free act of giving blood was going to boost the profits of private firms. Hospitals are charged £125 a unit – just less than a pint – but the price has actually fallen in recent years as efficiencies have been made. The service is operated by NHS Blood and Transplant, a quango that escaped last year’s cull but is now undergoing another review to identify how it can work better and save money. In common with many public sector organisations, its call centre, catering, security, legal department and some office administration facilities are already run by private companies. But under the new review led by the Department of Health and disclosed by the Health Service Journal, further functions such as the storage of blood and its delivery around the country – which is already part controlled by the courier firm TNT – could be sold off. The Department of Health said: “It is important to recognise that NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) already outsources some of its support functions. The current review is at the early stages and is overseen by a Steering Group containing representatives from relevant Department policy teams and NHSBT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Private companies are in talks with the Department of Health about taking over the storage and distribution of blood under the plan to make the service more “commercially effective”. However collection would likely still be run by the National Health Service, amid fears that potential donors would be put off if they believed their free act of giving blood was going to boost the profits of private firms. Hospitals are charged £125 a unit – just less than a pint – but the price has actually fallen in recent years as efficiencies have been made. The service is operated by NHS Blood and Transplant, a quango that escaped last year’s cull but is now undergoing another review to identify how it can work better and save money. In common with many public sector organisations, its call centre, catering, security, legal department and some office administration facilities are already run by private companies. But under the new review led by the Department of Health and disclosed by the Health Service Journal, further functions such as the storage of blood and its delivery around the country – which is already part controlled by the courier firm TNT – could be sold off. The Department of Health said: “It is important to recognise that NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) already outsources some of its support functions. The current review is at the early stages and is overseen by a Steering Group containing representatives from relevant Department policy teams and NHSBT. Commercially effective? That means profitable doesn't it? So this is just another example of contracting working to friends to give them money from the public purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Commercially effective? That means profitable doesn't it? So this is just another example of contracting working to friends to give them money from the public purse. No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 No What does commercially effective mean then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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