MillionMilesAway
Well-Known Member
I don't agree at all that the two are mutually incompatible.
In fact quite the opposite. Private enterprise brings a sense of commercial imperative to do more for less, which EXACTLY what the NHS needs. The trick is to make sure the outsource contracts are framed in such a way that the private companies actually deliver what is required of them and not seek to maximise profits (which is fine) whilst not doing what they are supposed to be doing (which is clearly not).
I agree with that. The governments of the last 20+ years don't seem very good at making them do it though.
The perception is that many of these are making profits and cutting services at the same time, which is what irritates.