NHS coronavirus PPE supply ‘severely undermined’ by private firms
Yet again: another chance to see this image of the rubbish PPE attempts in UK hospitals.
This Site reported that the privatisation of PPE supplies was a serious problem, weeks ago.
Vox Political is vindicated yet again.
It is alleged that a “dysfunctional” supply chain process and the production of essential PPE by private firms is behind the recent “fiasco” of hospitals not receiving enough protective kit.
Authors We Own It, a group of campaigners protesting privatisation of public services, and the Public Services International Research Unit at the University of Greenwich say that part-privatisation of NHS Supply Chain – the government organisation that oversees the supply of goods to health bodies – is leading to inefficiencies in the health service’s coronavirus response.
They also say more than 11 private suppliers provide medical equipment to hospitals.
In the case of PPE, they reported that parcel delivery company DHL led the procurement process for suppliers and private logistics firms who then provided hospitals with the medical items, removing civil servants from the process.
The report, named Privatised and Unprepared: The NHS Supply Chains, also blamed what it called “just in time” business models used by private companies like logistics business Unipart for the run down of PPE supplies. It alleges that this system encourages the reduction of stock.
Researchers argue that this creates a risk for the NHS that sufficient supplies are not available to manage unforeseen events, such as the current epidemic.
They also say the system’s part-privatisation made it “fundamentally dysfunctional”.
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