Comments on: Pritpal S Tamber: How my local CCG disrespects its patients

By: rpg

rpg — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:23:00 +0000

That’s very true, but in terms of bringing pressure to bear I think a FOI would be a very powerful instrument of persuasion…

By: Pritpal S Tamber

Pritpal S Tamber — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:34:00 +0000

Yeah, I think it would but I guess there is the idea that the CCG would want to be open and collaborate with the patients rather than the former having to revert to legal means to see where their money is going. Personally, I quite like the idea of a dedicated person asking the same question again and again, making it clear that he’s not going away and nor is the question. It also sensitises other people in the room to the fact that the question isn’t being answered. Pritpal

By: rpg

rpg — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:37:00 +0000

“someone who wanted to see the finances of the local CCG” — strikes me that you don’t need to ask that question at each and every subsequent meeting: an FOI request should do it, no?