Private sector’s role in cutting NHS waiting lists in England to rise by 20%
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6TBY2)
Critics decry Keir Starmer's plan as feeding the parasite' rather than investing in the public health service
Private hospitals will provide NHS patients in England with as many as a million extra appointments, scans and operations a year as part of the government's drive to end the care backlog.
The move represents a significant expansion of the independent sector's role in helping the health service tackle the long waits for treatment that built up under the Conservatives.
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