On a live radio interview, Dominic Raab was forced to admit co-authoring a pamphlet advocating increased privatisation in the NHS. The Foreign Secretary appeared as one of five authors of … Read more
One: Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and others have been travelling the country repeating the claim that the Johnson government has launched “the largest hospital building plan in a generation, with … Read more
PFI (private finance initiative) is crippling NHS hospital trusts, according to a report from the IPPR thinktank, as they will have to make another £55bn in payments by the time … Read more
The Care Quality Commission has placed two hospitals run by the Priory Group in special measures in a fresh controversy over state-funded private contractors’ treatment of people with mental illness … Read more
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report has downgraded the Cygnet Hospital at Godden Green near Sevenoaks to “requires improvement”. The CQC also imposed two requirement notices on the hospital in … Read more
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
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
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
Five million mental health patients have been forced rely on care in the private sector. British Medical Association (BMA) investigated this crisis and has revealed various NHS patients with severe … Read more
A leading doctor, part of an NHS England group tasked with designing new child cancer standards, has told HSJ that adjustments to soften the projects were “insisted on” by its … Read more
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
NHS Imporovement appear more willing to accept the difficulties the service is currently facing regarding privatisation and lack of funding. The official reported deficit for 2018-19 was £571m – a … Read more
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 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
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
Concordia Specialist Care Services has terminated a contract to provide dermatology services two months early and at very short notice. The work was picked up by an NHS provider after … Read more
Private hospitals should be encouraged to publish information on their safety, according to the leader of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, to prevent another scandal like the one … Read more
Tens of thousands of NHS workers are struggling to get by on the minimum wage because their private sector employers are failing to match public sector pay rises. The estimated … Read more
NHS bosses have made a significant U-turn over plans to privatise cancer scanning services after outcry from MPs, doctors and patients. The rethink means the two scanners used for the … Read more
The Guardian reports that government and opposition MPs are asking NHS England to halt the privatisation of cancer screening services in the Oxfordshire area, which doctors are warning will damage … Read more
