report into the NHS claims that soaring private care may be putting ”lives at risk

A new report into the NHS claims that soaring private care may be putting ”lives at risk”, partly due to a ”one-third” increase in income from private providers since 2011. With waiting times at their highest levels for a decade [paywall], the diversion of resources to more profitable avenues raises questions. But with recent accusations of ”stealth privatisation”, this may be a sign of what’s to come. And doctors are growing increasingly concerned about rising levels of patient deaths.

https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/2017/10/02/nhs-two-tier-system-pressures-accused-causing-preventable-deaths-private-care-soars/