Pat's Note: I see the government continues to try to run away from its
own vets.

It's a bit late to try to put distance between themselves and the over
prescription of antibiotics to PMWS striken herds of pigs.

It takes a special kind of cowardice to run away from a gang of bent
vets and to allow them to continue bullying  England and destroying
the NHS.

We have to look abroad for effective intervention,

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/20833

Consultation on the future of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Source: DEFRA
Published Monday, 8 September, 2008 - 13:34
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 Defra today launches a consultation to decide the future status of
the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), specifically whether it
should remain a Defra Executive Agency or be merged with another body
in accordance with Hampton Principles.

The VMD is one of 31 regulatory bodies that Philip Hampton in his
report 'Reducing Administrative Burdens: effective inspection and
enforcement', recommended be consolidated into seven thematic
regulators. Defra committed to consult stakeholders to seek their
views on the future status of the VMD in 2008.

The consultation will consider:

* whether the VMD should merge with another regulatory body and if so,
which one, or

* whether it should be retained as an Executive Agency of Defra. The
consultation will seek comments from a large number of stakeholders to
ascertain how merger or retention as an Executive Agency will affect
the VMD's customer service, ability to deliver and provide value for
money. Consultees will also be asked to consider to what extent a
merger would affect the achievement of Hampton Principles and to
suggest which regulatory body they think most appropriate if a merger
is recommended. The consultation will run until 28 November 2008 and
can be found at
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/vmd-future/index.htm 

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Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
www.go-self-sufficient.com  and http://animal-epidemics.blogspot.com/