NHS trusts told to stop using subsidiary firms to save money

NHS trusts told to stop using subsidiary firms to save money Unions say ‘subcos’ risk creating two-tier NHS workforce in which some staff are paid less than others doing same job

NHS hospital trusts have been told to stop setting up private companies and transferring staff into them, a move that has provoked strong criticism from health unions and Labour.

NHS Improvement, which regulates the health service’s finances, has ordered England’s 240 trusts to “pause” controversial plans to create any more of the subsidiary companies. Continue reading... The Guardian