Cygnet Health’s leadership criticised by Care Quality Commission
A CQC report on the management of Cygnus Health raises concerns about the leadership at a firm at the centre of a BBC expose over allegations of abuse at a … Read more
NHS Trusts outsourcing pharmacies to save on tax
According to NHS figures, around half of all NHS trusts have outsourced their pharmacy services to save tax under a VAT loophole. Under the current tax law, NHS Trusts have … Read more
Private firms invited to run NHS services
The Sunday Mirror revealed that NHS cancer care and kids’ treatments are up for grabs, in contrast to Boris Johnson ’s repeated election campaign denials. Among the service contracts being offered are … Read more
Ambulance service staff ‘in tears’ with jobs ‘at risk’ as private firm awarded patient contract
More than 80 ambulance service staff were left “in tears” and fearing for their jobs after a key patient transport contract in Worcestershire was awarded to the private company E-zec … Read more
In 2018/19 almost three quarters of NHS contract awards were to non-NHS organisations
An analysis of contract awards published from April 2018 to end of March 2019 found that 74% were awarded to non-NHS organisations, which includes private companies, charities and not-for-profit organisations. … Read more
BMI to be sold to Circle Health
After the company’s bad performance in Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, and the loss of a NHS contract in Nottingham Treatment Centre, the Circle Health is buying up Britain’s biggest private … Read more
Amazon gets free use of health data under Alexa advice deal
The Sunday Times obtained information via a freedom of information request that shows that the NHS contract with Amazon for NHS data will allow the company access to information on … Read more
12 worrying links between Tories and private healthcare industry
An investigation by the Mirror has found numerous connections between the Conservative Party and the private healthcare industry. Dominic Cummings, the former chief advisor to Boris Johnson, previously worked for … Read more
PM to downplay ties to Donald Trump amid claims of ‘NHS sell-off’
Conservative strategists are hoping that an unpredictable Trump will not add any fuel to claims that the NHS is on the table for future post-Brexit trade negotiations. Johnsons has also … Read more
US tech firms want access to £10bn NHS health data
Alan Winters, director of the Trade Policy Observatory at Sussex University, has warned that NHS patient data could be exploited by US tech companies under a trade deal with the United … Read more
Tory minister admits authoring pamphlet pushing for privatisation of NHS hospitals
On a live radio interview, Dominic Raab was forced to admit co-authoring a pamphlet advocating increased privatisation in the NHS. The Foreign Secretary appeared as one of five authors of … Read more
The three false claims that dominate the election
One: Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and others have been travelling the country repeating the claim that the Johnson government has launched “the largest hospital building plan in a generation, with … Read more
Leaked papers prove Tories want to sell off NHS, claims Corbyn
The labour Party has released 451 pages of official documents that undermine Boris Johnson’s claim that healthcare is “not on the table” in UK and US trade talks. The documents … Read more
Cygnet mental health unit rated unsafe
The Cygnet Acer Clinic, a privately run mental health unit, has been banned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from admitting new patients; the inspectors found numerous safety failings, one … Read more
We Own It Campaign
We Own It is a campaign group fighting for public services for people not profit. Their mission: “We want to end privatisation for good so that people come before profit. Public services should … Read more
Ambulance driver fears NHS privatisation
An ambulance driver, who preferred to remain anonymous, called into James O’Brien’s LBC radio show to express his fears for the future of Patient Transport Service. This comes after the … Read more
Labour promises to remove all traces of privatisation from the NHS
John McDonnell has warned the public that Donald Trump’s assertion that the NHS would not be on the table in post-Brexit trade talks is not to be trusted. He also … Read more
SNP launches election campaign with NHS Protection Bill
Nicola Sturgeon launched the SNPs general election campaign with a vow to introduce a bill blocking any UK government from using the NHS as a “bargaining chip” in trade talks. … Read more
US corporations expand across NHS mental health care
New research has revealed that US companies now provide 1 in 8 inpatient mental health beds in England. In some areas this chance is much higher. In Manchester there is … Read more
Care sector leaks £1.5 billion every year, according to latest CHPI report
A study by the Centre for Health and Public Interest has revealed that £1.5 billion a year is lost to rental payments, interest on loans and profits. This equates to … Read more
