Private firms handed £15bn in NHS contracts over past five years

Private firms handed £15bn in NHS contracts over past five years Figures cast doubt on government’s denial of creeping NHS privatisation

Private firms have been handed almost £15bn in NHS contracts over the past five years, figures show.

The value of contracts given to non-NHS providers, mainly profit-driven firms but also including some social enterprises, has soared by 89% since 2015, from £1.9bn to £3.6bn a year. The Guardian

See also:

• Privatisation of NHS contracts worth £15bn since 2015 - new research The GMB
• Private companies have won £15BILLION of NHS contracts since 2015 The Daily Mail
• £15bn of NHS contracts outsourced to private sector since 2015 OnMedica