London NHS hospitals bought £36m of services from US healthcare firm HCA last year

Study shows ‘unprecedented’ level of spending on private cancer care and cardiology during pandemic

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London NHS hospitals struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic purchased £36m of cancer care, cardiology and other services directly from the UK’s largest private healthcare group HCA last year.

Analysis of monthly public data from NHS trusts, published today by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI), reveals the extent to which London hospitals have become reliant on private providers, prompting concerns about creeping backdoor privatisation of the national health service.

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