Private health firms pocket £18 million a day - that's £6 billion in the last year - from the NHS budget

Private health firms pocket £18 million a day - that's £6 billion in the last year - from the NHS budget New figures from the Department of Health show that last year £6.6 billion was taken from the NHS coffers to pay private health providers - a 50 per cent rise from before the coalition took power. The Daily Mail