If the Private Sector Sucks Money Out of the Nhs, It Is Likely to Lead to a Two-Tier System, Fear Professionals
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Private hospitals offered an NHS-in-crisis the ways and means to dramatically reduce waiting times in Wales. Health Editor Madeleine Brindley asks whether it is now time to consider using private hospital capacity to supplement the NHS on a permanent basis
IT MAY be a symptom of Rhodri Morgan's famous "clear red water" or a legacy of Aneurin Bevan's founding principles of the National Health Service, but Wales has not embraced the private health sector in the same way as England.Across the border the private sector has played a starring role in the drive to reduce waiting lists - England is on course to cut waiting times to just 18 weeks by the end of 2008.See the full content of this document
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If the Private Sector Sucks Money Out of the Nhs, It Is Likely to Lead to a Two-Tier System, Fear Professionals
In Wales, the private sector has been just a bit player in the waiting times story, and by 2009, when all NHS trusts are expected to have cut the total waiting time from GP referral to treatment to six months, the NHS is expected to be able to provide all treatment in house.
But there are those who believe that Wales' independent and private hospitals could provide valuable additional capacity, which could be used all-year round to supplement NHS capacity and prevent further waiting list crises and relieve pressure.Michael Davies, hospital director of ...See the full content of this document
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