Boris Johnson’s government of Thatcherites have never abandoned their goal of ending universally available public health-free at the point of delivery.
From PPE contracts to political appointees, the government is embedding private providers at the heart of the health service
‘Rather than selling off the NHS outright – a decision politicians know would be unpopular – they are instead doing this through the backdoor.’ Photograph: Getty Images
‘Rather than selling off the NHS outright – a decision politicians know would be unpopular – they are instead doing this through the backdoor.’ Photograph: Getty Images
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Cronyism and outsourcing have defined the government’s response to the pandemic, from the “VIP lane” for personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers with connections to the Tory party to the privatised track and trace system so flawed it was described by Sage as only being of “marginal impact”. But less attention has been paid to what the longer-term impact of these decisions might be. Far from being an aberration, the government
DHSC spending £40,000 a week on consultants to develop business case for new health agency
PwC has helped draft business case for Treasury, hire staff and prepare for the Spending Review
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The Department of Health and Social Care is spending more than £40,000 a week on consultants to hire staff and help put together the business case for a new health body being formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The department has awarded PricewaterhouseCoopers £1.05m for six months’ work to help develop a “high-level financial business case” for the UK Health Security Agency’s first year, contract documents show.
The council is taking part in a new pilot scheme DUDLEY Council has joined a national pilot project to help track down positive cases of coronavirus quicker and break chains of transmission. The local authority will be one of 26 working with NHS Test and Trace on the new scheme, known as Local-0. The project started yesterday (Tuesday April 6) and means the council is made aware of new positive cases as soon as they are entered into the national NHS test and trace system. The council will then be responsible for contacting individuals directly who have tested positive rather than the national service.
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