Emeritus Prof Christopher May3d ago

The NHS is (and has been for such a long time) suffering budgetary constraints, but now we know where a slice of that shortfall is going: In two years private health providers made £1.6bn in profits from their work in the NHS.

Supporters of private provision will claim that money is a reward for extra productivity & efficiency; more realistically we know these firms are cherry-picking treatments & transferring patients back to the NHS when problems arise.

#NHS #health

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/13/private-companies-nhs-services-profit-chpi-research

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds

Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

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@ChrisMayLA6 absolutely. Cherry pick the easy profitable cases. Throw the rest to the NHS, and when something goes wrong throw that one to the NHS too for any remedial work. The NHS thus becomes victim of a triple tap. Oh, and also has to train the staff used by the private sector as well.
Apr 13 at 8:52amWeb