PURPOSE OF E PETITION
To have medically trained person directly selected by us, as our advocate walking the wards, to prevent our preventable harm and our avoidable death in hospitals,
instead of after the event from some hightly paid Inspectorate that visits but little,
at a time when deep and savage public sector cuts
Hospitals to have the presumption of preservation of life.
An example of direct election idea into healthcare - 2008
Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill
The UNISON Scotland response to the Health Committee regarding the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill
November 2008
Evidence to Scottish Parliament Health Committee
Petition to Department of Health
Create by law a directly public elected Matron for each hospital in England, selected by the local residents with a National Insurance number, from the whole of a hospital’s catchment area.
This Act to end university trained nurses in wards and Critical Care and move them into specialist nursing.
This Act to bring back State Enrolled Nurses for wards.
The directly public selected Matron to have as her support team:
1. one deputy matron per shift.
2. one sister per shift.
3. Enough State Enrolled Nurses (S.E.N.) on each shift to provide a legally enforceable basic level of service as a patient’s right in this law.
4. The support team to include the patient and patient’s family, who will be in charge of the carers as to the patient’s care.
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