Emeritus Prof Christopher MayAnd, as warned (expected) Keir Starmer (and We Streeting) are expanding the amount of work the NHS hands off to the private sector as a way of 'dealing' with the NHS crisis... of course, this is a solution that looks at capacity (which of course needs to be expanded) rather than at the costs of provision.... to expand capacity by adding high-cost private contractors, may be a short-term sticking plaster but of course 'robs Peter to pay Paul'!
BashStKid@ChrisMayLA6 Well, quite. Everyone knows private hospitals don’t do intensive/er work, and the sector’s full of NHS staff doing extra shifts.
If this is going to be at all temporarily useful, there must be armtwisting to reduce charges and increase throughput *without* causing a consequent problem in the NHS. And not the thin end of the wedge.
If this is going to be at all temporarily useful, there must be armtwisting to reduce charges and increase throughput *without* causing a consequent problem in the NHS. And not the thin end of the wedge.
Exactly, otherwise (in that hackneyed phrase) its 'just rearranging deckchairs on the deck of the Titanic'!