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The Tories just tried to sneak out the biggest EVER privatisation of the NHS
OCTOBER 18TH, 2016 Steve Topple STEVE TOPPLE UK
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The Tories just tried to sneak out the biggest EVER privatisation of the NHSUK
The Conservative government has quietly announced one of the biggest sell-offs in the entire history of the NHS. On Friday 14 October, the government’s website released details of nine NHS contracts that are up for sale. And they are worth a staggering £7.9bn; 7.3% of the total NHS budget.
Staggering amounts of money
The contracts, in the North West, South West, London, Yorkshire and Humber, two in the South East, and three in the East Midlands with no current value, are for what’s known as “prescribed specialised services”. While the government has not given specifics as to what services are up for sale, they fall into these categories:
Cancer.
Mental Health.
Trauma (A&E).
Women and children.
Blood and infection.
Pharmacy.
The values of the two-year contracts are as follows:
South West: £1,250,567,024.
North West: £1,304,170,076.
South East: £779,026,586 and £1,779,914,071.
London: £2,792,976,480.
Yorkshire and Humber: £769,411
The NHS says this type of sales are to “deliver consistent care standards across the country”, in line with what’s called the “Five Year Forward View“. NHS England and the Department of Health (DoH) say of the “view”:
There is now quite broad consensus on what a better future should be. This ‘Forward View’ sets out a clear direction for the NHS – showing why change is needed and what it will look like.