NHS England has estimated that over 50% NHS consultants do private work. These consultants get profit from surgery they perform in the private sector and this includes cancer treatment. There … Read more
It has been reported 371 NHS consultants have shares in private hospitals, where they can refer patients when waiting times are too high. There are concerns as to whether this … Read more
The surgery performed in private hospitals is largely NHS consultants during their non-NHS hours. There is huge competition between private and public hospitals for referrals. Private hospitals have been providing … Read more
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Mum Lucy Chillery-Watson said she had to google physiotherapy to help her daughter suffering from muscular dystrophy after her NHS-funded physio sessions were stopped. Virgin Care took over the NHS … Read more
After BMA contacted all 176 UK CCGs, 78 gave figures on healthcare spending over the last 3 years. The figures showed a staggering £21m spending increase on private providers between … Read more
It has been revealed that patients at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust gave a rating of 73.4 out of 100 when they were asked about their overall experience as an … Read more
Patients are being charged for operations reaching as large as £8,500 at NHS Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust. A social media user stated: “privatisation is already here”, since people are … Read more
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is forcing 160 maintenance and facilities workers from working in the NHS into the subsidiary, Summer Hill Services Ltd. Use of this type … Read more
Simon Stevens, the NHS England chief executive present when discussion and decision to not publish a 2015 report that brought to light concerns about children’s cancer care in London. Despite … Read more
The NHS is funding private healthcare providers an astounding £181m a year to send patients with severe mental health problems to care units that can reside hundreds of miles from … Read more
Five million mental health patients have been forced rely on care in the private sector. British Medical Association (BMA) investigated this crisis and has revealed various NHS patients with severe … Read more
A leading doctor, part of an NHS England group tasked with designing new child cancer standards, has told HSJ that adjustments to soften the projects were “insisted on” by its … Read more
In 2017 the Oxford University Clinic – including Oxford University and Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust working in partnership– collaborated with the Mayo Clinic, in putting forward the idea to … Read more
The result of an open tender competition to provide laboratory services to the NHS will see one of the nine lots awarded this week likely to go to a private … Read more
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust is currently outsourcing over 100 cancer patients into private care provision for their chemotherapy treatment in an attempt to resolve increases in healthcare demands. This contract … Read more
Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust are now offering 71 private healthcare treatments, including new hips priced at £18,143. Desperate patients, who would have otherwise received this treatment free of charge, … Read more
NHS Imporovement appear more willing to accept the difficulties the service is currently facing regarding privatisation and lack of funding. The official reported deficit for 2018-19 was £571m – a … Read more
NHS commissioners have given a contract worth approximately £80m to a transport company that councillors have previously branded as “diabolical”. Since June 1, E-Zec have been running non-emergency transport services … Read more
On a busy road in Fulham, West London, between the Pizza Go-Go and the A-Z Wine Mart, stands England’s fastest-growing GP surgery. In April 2017, the Lillie Road Medical Centre … Read more
