Oxfordshire's Primary Care Trust is actively discriminating against the county's residents, in contravention of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines laid out in 2004. While other parts of the country can enjoy a healthcare service that is open to all, Oxfordshire's PCT is repeatedly denying treatment to those that need it, based on age, place of residence, sexuality, etc. In any other field of work, this would be utterly unacceptable -- and the time has come to tell the PCT, and its Chief Executive Andrea Young, that such discriminatory behaviour will no longer be tolerated.
Oxfordshire cancer sufferers have in the past been refused the necessary drugs, Oxfordshire couples are being turned down for NHS-funded IVF cycles, Oxfordshire gender-reassignment surgery is being denied, Oxfordshire residents that have a condition that may make them go blind (wet AMD) are not getting the drugs that could save their sight -- all within a county in which its residents pay some of the highest taxes in the UK. It is not fair, nor is it right, that people should be denied this kind of healthcare based on where they live, and it seems that Oxfordshire taxpayers are not receiving the treatment that they themselves are funding. The NHS should be for everybody, not just select parts of Britain. Something has to change at the Oxfordshire PCT, and we believe change has to start at the top.
If you believe that Andrea Young should resign her position at Oxfordshire PCT so that somebody more proactive can take over then please show your support by signing the petition below.
Petition: We the undersigned believe in an NHS that should work for us all. We want an NHS that caters for our needs whether it be cancer care, IVF, gender reassignment, wet AMD or any other illness or issue that is appropriate for the NHS to deal with, whether a mental or physical health issue.
We have lost confidence that Andrea Young can offer us this as Chief Executive of Oxfordshire PCT, and as residents of Oxfordshire, we ask her to resign so that someone proactive can take over.
Dear Andrea Young,
I believe in an NHS that should work for us all. I want an NHS that caters for Oxfordshire's needs whether it be cancer care, IVF, gender reassignment, wet AMD or any other illness or issue that is appropriate for the NHS to deal with whether a mental or physical health issue.
I have lost confidence that you can offer us this as Chief Executive of Oxfordshire PCT and as a resident of Oxfordshire, ask you to resign so that someone proactive can take over.
Thank you for taking the time in reading my letter.
