HSJ Exclusive: Trusts charging for ops restricted on the NHS
An investigation by HSJ has found that hospital trusts are continuing to allow patients to pay to have procedures which are banned or tightly restricted on the NHS. The news … Read more
Hospitals
NHS hospital staff to strike over ‘backdoor privatisation’
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will see more than 300 hospital staff going on strike this week in a dispute over what has been described as the “backdoor privatisation” of … Read more
Bed shortage forces NHS to look to private sector
As the summer hots up, hospital trusts are busy making plans for how they are going to cope with the coming winter. A regular feature of these plans is buying … Read more
Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust private operation service suspended
Warrington South MP Faisal Rashid approved of the action of Warrington and Halton Hospitals Trust to stop charging ‘low clinical priority’ patients for operations. The service-My Choice-charged staggering amounts for … Read more
NHS oncologists having shares in private hospitals
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
NHS consultants are allowed to refer patients to the private hospitals they get money from
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
Private hospitals providing financial incentives for medical consultant referrals
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
NHS patient satisfaction scores as low as those in 2012
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
NHS patients having to pay up to £8500 for operations
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
NHSE chief executive present during decision not to publish concerning children’s cancer report
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
Oxford University Clinic and US healthcare provider opening private clinic
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
FT pushes more than 100 cancer patients into private care
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
NHS selling hip ops for £18k leaving desperate patients in agony
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
Private health provider lost 11-year contract with NHS treatment centre
Circle has lost its 11-year contract with Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre. The private firm have been replaced with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) to run the centre. NUH have … Read more
NHS struggling to meet hip operation demands meaning 1 in 3 patients are outsourced
NHS are struggling to fulfil the needs of 4.23 million people in England waiting for a hip operation in March alone, with this figure on the increase. The number of … Read more
Private hospitals safety warning after patient death
A coroner has issued warnings over safety at private hospitals after a patient referred out of the NHS by his consultant died following surgery. Businessman and father-of-two Simon Healey died from sepsis … Read more
Private hospitals must share more data with NHS, says top surgeon
The leader of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is calling for private hospitals to be encouraged to publish information on their safety to prevent another scandal like the … Read more
Uproar over ‘secret’ privatisation of Oxfordshire’s major cancer service
PET-CT scanners, which helps diagnose and monitor tumours throughout treatment, are set to be taken over by a company called InHealth, leaving leaders of Oxford’s world class cancer teams aghast. … Read more
A decline in the quality and safety of care
One of the most serious affects of outsourcing in the NHS that has been observed is a decline in quality of care and safety issues. Quality and safety are linked … Read more
Body parts scandal: firm stripped of NHS contracts
Healthcare Environment Services (HES) has been stripped of NHS contracts after hundreds of tonnes of waste from hospitals, including human body parts, were allowed to pile up at its facilities, … Read more
