Private firms should have bigger role in care says NHS leader Private sector already treats 10 million patients and could cut waiting lists further says Stephen Dalton of NHS confederation
A senior NHS leader has sparked controversy by urging ministers and health service bosses to let private firms treat more patients in a bid to cut hospital waiting lists.
Stephen Dalton, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn should stop denying that private sector health companies are “a force for good” in the NHS. They are not “bogeymen”, look after patients well and should start treating more than the 10 million patients a year they are already paid for out of the NHS’s budget, he said. Continue reading... The Guardian
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A senior NHS leader has sparked controversy by urging ministers and health service bosses to let private firms treat more patients in a bid to cut hospital waiting lists.
Stephen Dalton, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn should stop denying that private sector health companies are “a force for good” in the NHS. They are not “bogeymen”, look after patients well and should start treating more than the 10 million patients a year they are already paid for out of the NHS’s budget, he said. Continue reading... The Guardian
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