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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mattjohns/116380154310629421
The relevant horse did not, in fact, win.
Every time private surgery is performed, they have an ambulance on standby to take them to an NHS hospital if things go wrong. :|
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 Ā£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.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/13/private-companies-nhs-services-profit-chpi-research
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