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Why the US can easily afford universal health care

WEBOne of the main arguments for the need for fundamental change is that lack of or inadequate insurance amongst the poorest and most socially deprived Americans …

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Austerity and mental health: the extent of the human impact.

WEBThis week in a speech at the UN in Geneva, the UN ’ s special rapporteur for health, Dr Dainius Puras, delivered a report explicitly linking worsening mental health …

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How do GPs fit into the NHS

WEBMarch 20, 2021. The sale of AT Medics to the US company Centene in February this year and the more recent reference by Matt Hancock to GPs as ‘private companies’ has …

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Centene sells off Circle: will its GP practices be next to go

WEBAugust 29, 2023. Centene, a major US health insurer, has just agreed to sell off its largest British acquisition, Circle Healthcare, which owned the UK’s biggest chain of private …

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Private equity investing in UK healthcare – how does it work, and …

WEBUK healthcare companies have become a major target for private equity investors in recent years, according to a report earlier this year from consultancy …

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Low NHS capacity in mental health leaves it beholden to private

WEBLow NHS capacity in mental health leaves it beholden to private companies. February 6, 2022. The evidence of a massive increase in people in need of help from …

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Q&A: Babylon Health

WEBBabylon says the technology is a form of artificial intelligence (AI). The app can be personalised by the use of a dashboard of the users health statistics acquired …

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Integrated Care Systems – Q&A

WEBKey points From 1 July new Integrated Care Systems will replace the existing local commissioners for health (CCGs) and take on some extra functions. ICSs …

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Mental Health: a stronghold of private provision

WEBIn mental health services the NHS reliance on private providers can be much greater. Department of Health figures compiled by the Nuffield Trust showed a …

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More trouble with NHS contracts and outsourcing

WEBThe obligation for competitive tendering has led over the years to a large number of private companies being involved with providing services to the NHS. The …

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Are GPs already privatised or still part of the NHS

WEBKey facts. 27% of GPs are salaried employees of their practice. There are 36,000 full-time equivalent GPs (including trainees and locums) The average number of …

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US company in takeover of network of GP practices

WEBFebruary 4, 2021. Operose Health Ltd, the UK arm of the large US healthcare insurance provider Centene Corporation, is to take over AT Medics, one of the leading providers of …

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The privatisation of social care

WEBThe National Audit Office warned earlier this year that the total cost of care is projected to rise by 90% for adults aged 18 to 64, and 106% for adults aged 65 and over …

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Collapse of private company partner in community diagnostics hub

WEBThe private cancer diagnostic and treatment company Rutherford Health has been placed into liquidation. Only eight months ago the opening of a new community …

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NHS England: five years of failure that have plunged NHS into …

WEBEvery informed observer has warned that the famous £20.5 billion real terms “extra” funding over five years repeatedly announced since last summer [and now …

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Operose flogged off, with 60 GP practices

WEBBy John Lister. The giant American health corporation Centene has now completed a divestment of all its health care investments in England by selling off its …

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Centene’s investment shake-up could mean NHS u-turn

WEBThere was little public attention paid to the decision last year by US health corporation Centene to spend a reported $700 million in cash to buy out the remaining …

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