The shambles arising from NHS privatisation Archived Message Posted by Mary on May 14, 2020, 1:49 pm Privatisation during the pandemic MAY 12, 2020 'Out of sight of public scrutiny, dozens of private companies have been awarded contracts to carry out work for the NHS, much of which could have been carried out by the NHS. These contracts have covered the Nightingale Hospitals, testing centres, laboratories, PPE procurement and staff recruitment. Using procurement guidance issued in January 2020, companies have been awarded contracts through a fast-track process that has lacked transparency with no publication of the contract and no competitive tender. The details, including how much the contracts are worth have yet to be made public; there are new rules stating that the departments must publish the contract award notice within 30 days of its agreement, but almost none have done so, according to the Financial Times in early May. The companies awarded contracts include some of the largest accountancy and outsourcing firms in the country, including Deloitte, KPMG, Serco and Capita.' https://lowdownnhs.info/private-providers/privatisation-during-the-pandemic/ Other headings on their website: ..Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown ..Rebuild our health and social care: learn from the Covid crisis ..Hancock complacent as care home crisis continues ..Back to normal for non-covid patients? ..How many people have really died from Covid-19 infection? ..Stay alert, control the eugenicists, save lives ..Lockdown used to drive forward lab merger plans ..Keeping track of testing chaos https://lowdownnhs.info/category/news/ Message Thread: The shambles arising from NHS privatisation - Mary May 14, 2020, 1:49 pm Thx : here's one article from your link : Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown - MikeD May 14, 2020, 3:06 pm Re: Thx : here's one article from your link : Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown - Mary May 14, 2020, 5:02 pm That ghastly word 'stakeholders' again. Code for gangster-cap racketeers, un-elected, unaccountable, - Rhisiart Gwilym May 14, 2020, 7:29 pm   Searching