Rishi Sunak warned of concerns over NHS private sector partnerships

Rishi Sunak warned of concerns over NHS private sector partnerships Rishi Sunak has been warned his plan for more private sector partnerships with the NHS in England to cut waiting lists will amount to “reshuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic” without addressing deeper structural issues with staffing.

The recommendations of an elective recovery plan, published on Friday, were broadly welcomed by opposition parties and health experts, but said to be overdue. Critics also said they only addressed a fragment of the much wider capacity and staffing issues across the whole of the country’s health systems. The Guardian

See also:

• The King's Fund responds to DHSC announcement of 13 new community diagnostic centres The King's Fund
• New NHS and independent diagnostic centres welcome but unintended consequences must be considered Nuffield Trust