Today in the @DailyMirror we've learned that the Government has unveiled plans to 'turbocharge' use of the private sector in the NHS We have a message for all politicians - we don't want private companies profiteering from our #NHS!
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@keepnhspublic @DailyMirror Driving down the A12 yesterday I was passed by two ambulances, blue lights flashing. Both 'looked' like normal NHS ambulances but both had the web address of a different private medical companies on them. Is there something going on the Government are not telling us?
@keepnhspublic @DailyMirror If your treatment is within the NHS, for every £1 of tax you get £1's worth of care. If, as is increasingly the case, the care is subbed out to a private company, for each £1 about 50p goes to the company and you get 50p 'care'. So it costs NHS £2 to give you the same treatment.
@keepnhspublic @DailyMirror So, they've got the money to pay their chums to do treatments for profit, but not enough to pay the NHS to do the job it was set up to do (despite #ToryScum opposition). Get out of the way! #GeneralElectionN0W
@keepnhspublic @SocialistNHS @DailyMirror But politicians aren’t there to carry out the will of the people, they’re there for their own interests.
@keepnhspublic @DailyMirror It would be good to see a table of typical NHS treatment and services that compares the cost of done on the NHS vs the cost in the private sector. Including salaries, premises etc in the costings
@keepnhspublic @DailyMirror How this works… Government gives contract to private company Private company offers NHS doctors & nurses higher pay NHS loses staff Private firm makes huge profit NHS is given less money & has less doctors & nurses NHS can’t meet demand & queues grow
@keepnhspublic @DavidGWrigley @DailyMirror We don’t want ‘private’ in our NHS. ITS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE