Private hospital put NHS patients ‘at high risk of harm’
A private hospital that treats thousands of NHS patients put their safety at risk, says a new report by the health … Read more
Privatisation
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond
Imagine a large barrel that we pull apart, reconstruct and expand (at considerable expense) every year. Imagine we need to … Read more
Turnaround consultants heading to more struggling trusts
NHS Improvement said the first wave of its financial improvement programme, in which consultancy firms were paid £25m to work … Read more
Read all about it: media coverage of NHS rationing
As part of the work for our forthcoming report on NHS financial pressures, we examined how the media have reported … Read more
Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
Private NHS contractor set to take over county’s out of hours service
OUT of Hours services for patients in Gloucestershire are set to be taken over by a private healthcare company for … Read more
Trust to take back 1,500 staff after halting £200m private contract
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust will terminate a five year, £200m estates and facilities contract with Carillion by 1 April. The … Read more
Theresa May refuses to rule out private US firms taking over NHS services
Theresa May refused to guarantee she will not water down food standards or open up the NHS to US firms … Read more
Private firms receive £2.3m to draw up STP plans
Private firms have been paid a ‘shocking’ £2.3m to draw up controversial plans which will cut health and social care … Read more
Another ‘secretive’ mega shake-up of the NHS is being carried out by stealth, warns Unite
Another mega NHS shake-up, with a serious threat to patient services, is underway by stealth, Unite, the country’s largest union, … Read more