Monday, 22 July 2019

Private firms given £9.2bn of NHS budget despite Hancock promise

Private firms given £9.2bn of NHS budget despite Hancock promise Record 2018 total comes after health secretary pledged no privatisation on his watch

The amount of the NHS budget going to private healthcare firms has reached unprecedented levels, despite the health secretary’s pledge to roll back outsourcing of patient care.

The Department of Health and Social Care handed a record total of £9.2bn last year to private providers such as Virgin Care and the Priory mental health group, its annual report shows. The Guardian

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