Cutting the NHS health care budget : it can be done

 

"The key to involvement is developing the learning capacity of everybody to recognise and realise the potential for involvement. The challenge for us is to find practical and creative ways of developing the capacity of everybody through learning and development opportunities both within formal learning and also in everyday work capacity." 

Rachel Horley : the NHS Centre for Involvement

As we approach the next general election, the Tories are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to suggesting cuts in the health care budget. And yet, with expenditure now topping £2 billion a week, there is no better area in which to start economising. The amount of money that has been wasted over the last twelve years is breathtaking. Much of the waste comes from the government obsession with the process of healthcare as opposed to its delivery. 

There is no better example of egregious waste than the NHS Centre for Involvement. The “centre for involvement”? What does it mean? Spend a few minutes on their website where you will find gems like this. 

"The NHS Centre for Involvement supports and encourages the NHS and other organisations to involve patients and the public in health and social care decision-making. We engage with organisations in order to create, encourage and support a healthcare culture that involves individuals and communities on many levels."   

Is that clear? If not, then watch the video above. Tubby Tritter, an NHS BLOG DOCTOR favourite, explains all. Please do not laugh. The government spends £millions a year on the NHS Centre for Involvement.

But could someone help me with the quote from Rachel Horley?  What does it mean? Can anyone translate it into English?