Private Finance Initiative (PFI) costs continue to grow in the NHS, even as other healthcare budgets are stretched further and profits extracted.
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New report shows the significant impact of inflation on NHS Trusts with PFI schemes, with large profits and dividend payments continuing to be made by PFI companies.
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At the heart of the social contract underpinning the NHS is that healthcare in the UK should be provided on the basis of need rather than ability to pay.
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This report presents the views of England’s Directors of Public Health on the latest reforms to public health.
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This report analyses the contractual mechanisms of NHSE’s £2bn+ deal with the private hospital sector during COVID, building on our 2021 report ‘For Whose Benefit’ using newly obtained activity data and the contracts themselves.
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David Rowland considers the contingent role of government policy.
Read MoreIn this blog, David Rowland discusses the ongoing scandal of patient safety in private hospitals, and why so many women in particular have been affected by negligent medical practice and regulation.
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A two year study examining the financial impacts of the pandemic on UK care homes for older people and their staff.
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In this briefing, David Rowland unpacks the background and policy landscape creating increased concerns for the healthcare system in the UK.
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This report analyses the government’s use of the private hospital sector to alleviate the burden on the NHS during the first year of the COVID pandemic.
Read MoreThis analysis maps the network of joint venture businesses between NHS medical consultants and private healthcare companies.
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