PFI spending – response to article of 17th Feb
Northern Echo, 20/2/10
HEALTH editor Barry Nelson’s report about private finance initiatives (PFI) in the NHS (Echo, Feb 17) was very fair. We are paying private companies billions of pounds too much; this is where much of Tony Blair’s much-heralded extra spending on the NHS went. Read article.
Markets are essential for future prosperity, but they need morals
Independent, 22/2/10
Read article.
Government must halt tendering process that will lead to NHS privatisation
The Guardian, 19/2
Follow up to news that Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon is set to become the first privately-run hospital as the only NHS bidder for contract drops out.
“As the great sage Jagger said, “You can’t always get what you want!”” House. According to Zack Cooper and Julian Le Grand, writing in support of patient choice and provider competition in the BMA News in May 2009, “the true test of how a health service is performing is whether patients are satisfied with their care”.[1] [...] More >
I should dearly like to endorse these Principles and I believe that I do agree with most or all of the intentions that lie behind them. However I should like to make a number of points which I think need to be addressed if the BMA is to give clear leadership on these issues. [...] More >
