Ministers have been accused of “wasting millions of pounds” after abandoning the controversial sale of an NHS staffing agency. Public services union Unison protested that exploring the aborted privatisation of NHS Professionals had involved … Read more
Labour is demanding an inquiry into the privatisation of a government-owned NHS recruitment firm that saves hospitals £70m a year. NHS Professionals helps the health service in England tackle its … Read more
The Department of Health has spent nearly £2m on the stalled sale of a majority stake NHS Professionals, the health service’s in-house temporary staffing agency. The DH has spent £1.9m … Read more
The country’s biggest accountancy firms have made at least £17.6m to date helping the NHS draw up plans that will lead to the closure or downgrade of hospitals. KPMG, McKinsey … Read more
The NHS is spending millions on private companies that stop GPs referring patients to hospitals, an investigation has revealed. Controversial “referral management centres” are supposed to cut costs and improve the quality of GP … Read more
