You may read Dr. Kailash Chand in the local press often expressing his views as a former GP. He often expresses some whacky views which often include greater taxation to fund the NHS, banning things or giving a tax credit to those with a BMI under 26. Basically, he is very much in favour of the state having more control of your health and it should come as no surprise that Chand is life-long Labour Party member.
He controversially stood to become the Parliamentary candidate for Stalybridge & Hyde when James Purnell resigned in 2010 which was later won by Jonathan Reynolds. He lost, but his agent blamed the Tameside Labour Party to mired with "institutional racism".
But before he long kicked off his campaign to become the Labour candidate in Stalybridge & Hyde, Chand had retired as a GP and was and still is chair of Tameside and Glossop PCT, which is responsible for one of the worst performing hospitals in the country.
- It has been rated one of the seven most deadly hospitals.
- It has been warned by the health watchdog, Monitor for financial mismanagement.
- Yet after many warnings, patient safety is still a concern by the Care Quality Commission.
Yet with all these issues facing Dr. Chand, he somehow manages to find time to criticise the governments proposed health reforms which would see PCTs scrapped. So you can see how he would be upset.
Indeed, he is a regular contributer to the left-wing Tribune Magazine and also the Guardian. He is so proud of his work that he emailed his political ramblings to the directors of Tameside Hospital to an article he wrote for the British Medical Journal where he declares "no confidence" in Andrew Lansley (what a surprise!) as can be seen in the email below:
A call to rally the dying troops perhaps?
For those who don't recognize the names in the email:
- M Sugden: Unknown
- John Hallsworth: Non Executive Director of Tameside Hospital, former Labour councillor and leader of High Peak Borough Council.
- Graham Curtis: Non Execuitve Director of Tameside Hospital.
- Yvonne Pritchard: Non Executive Director of Tameside Hospital.
- Lynn Travis: Tameside Labour councillor for the Ashton Waterloo ward. She is also a Non Executive Director of Tameside and Glossop PCT.
- Mike Leigh: Non Executive Director of Tameside Hospital.
- Peter Joinson: Non Executive Director of Tameside Hospital. Former Labour councillor in Tameside and Deputy Leader of the Council.
- Naomi Duggan: Director for Public Affiars at Tameside Hospital.
What's sad about this is how Labour Party members in Tameside are claiming senior jobs in running the failing Tameside Hospital. They, along with the MPs play politics with "THAG" (Tameside Hospital Action Group), yet never do they mention that their collegues are actually running the whole show and getting paid generously on top as directors. This is just cheap electioneering at its lowest form. Many people have died at the hands of mismanagement at Tameside Hospital as shown in countless articles in the local and national press. Have they no shame?