[Margaret Pilkington]

so it isn't David Cameron who is saying this is it? It is one of the advisors.

The government have been told in no uncertain terms by GPs, and Medical Associations that the plans have been poorly thought out. Governments in the past of all persuasions have tinkered around the edges of the NHS....none of them have improved the establishment.......these reforms that are being mooted are just another layer of that tinkering.

The nations health cannot be treated like it is a commercail product, and be subjected to Market forces.
To bring in commercial providers is madness.
Why are Commercial providers in the market? To make a profit. That means they will do things as cheaply as possible to maximise their profit margins.
It won't provide competition, and it certainly won't drive up standards of care....and how do I know this? Well, look at the care for the elderly....prices of care homes are sky high, the care in many of them is of a poor standard, and those who do the caring are paid peanuts.
All this has been discussed in previous threads.
I can think of many ways that the NHS could save money......and have posted these ideas in another thread.

The NHS does need to be reformed...but not in this way