The only NHS hospital run by private firm provides ‘poor’ care, inspectors say

The only NHS hospital run by private firm provides ‘poor’ care, inspectors say The only NHS hospital run by a private company has come under fierce criticism from inspectors for a catalogue of alleged failings, including incidents of patients being treated in an “undignified and emotionally abusive manner”. Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Cambridgeshire, was taken over by Circle Health in a £1bn deal in 2011, in an arrangement hailed by a Conservative health minister at the time as a “good deal for patients and staff”. The Independent

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• Patients neglected at privately-run NHS hospital, watchdog finds The Guardian