sharon
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Re:Can private firms improve the NHS? - 05/06/08 07:43
The NHS was instigated as a fair way of providing free health care 'from the cradle to the grave'.
It used to be the envy of the world. The ills of the failing NHS have largely been inflicted by wrong headed government policy from both major parties. Private sector is usually a byword for wasted money and inefficiency. Where services have been tendered out by NHS hospitals eg cleaning, laundry and meal provision, the results have not been beneficial to the patients or staff as services have been downgraded and costs have increased. This is privatization by stealth. I have mixed feelings about my local hospital, it is badly managed but most of the staff are wonderful and do their best under very difficult circumstances and full privatization would only make a bad situation worse.
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