On its first day in power, the Starmer government advertised a £31 million private health contract.
That’s three massive disappointments so far, then – you can read about the others here.
Skwawkbox reports:
On its very first day in office, Keir Starmer’s government offered an NHS contract worth almost thirty-two million pounds to private companies. The contract in the Humber and North Yorkshire ‘Integrated Care Board’, was published last Friday.
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In opposition, Starmer and his Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke glowingly of ‘holding open the door’ of the NHS for private companies. While Starmer never saw a promise of anything good that he wouldn’t break, it seems this kind of promise is something he’ll stick to.
Both Starmer and Streeting have accepted large donations from private health interests.
‘Integrated Care’ is the UK copy of the US ‘Accountable Care Organisation’ (ACO) system. It rewards healthcare providers for not treating people, incentivising them with a share of the ‘savings’ made. NHS campaign analysts consider it a way of cheapening the NHS for greater profits – Starmer’s Labour fully supports this Tory scheme, including the plan to replace many doctors with ‘physician associates’ (PAs) and ‘anaesthetist associates’ (AAs) without proper medical training.
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Starmer government advertised a £31 million private health contract | SKWAWKBOX
On its first day in power, the Starmer government advertised a £31 million private health contract.
That’s three massive disappointments so far, then – you can read about the others here.
Skwawkbox reports:
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