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The NHS is being taken over by Wall Street. And Cameron won’t stop it
The NHS is being taken over by Wall Street. And Cameron won’t stop it
‘Will David Cameron go down in history as the man who gave away this country’s greatest achievement to Wall Street, the man who enabled big American healthcare access to our hospital wards? The answer will be yes – unless the prime minister makes it clear once and for all that he will protect the NHS from the world’s largest bilateral trade negotiations, happening right now in Brussels.
Make no mistake, we are in the fight of our lives to save the NHS from being sold off lock, stock and barrel. But to make matters even worse a trade deal called TTIP (the transatlantic trade and investment partnership) will mean that reversing the damage done by this government could be impossible unless Cameron acts.’
Revealed: the VAT loophole driving NHS pharmacy services into hands of private sector
Revealed: the VAT loophole driving NHS pharmacy services into hands of private sector
‘Lucrative hospital pharmacy services are being sold off to private companies such as Boots and Lloyds because a tax loophole puts the NHS at a huge disadvantage when bidding to keep them publicly operated, it can be revealed.
Health trusts have been putting dozens of hospital pharmacy contracts out to tender in recent months, as part of an NHS-wide drive to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Only this week, London’s Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals offered its pharmacy services up for tender for seven years, advertised at £3.5m.’
Questions as Sir Tim’s firm wins £400m deal
Questions as Sir Tim’s firm wins £400m deal
‘When Princess Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, worked at the MoD, he was in charge of its £23billion property portfolio.
After leaving in 2010, he was handed a lucrative post for a private company, which has now won the £400million contract to manage Armed Forces housing and military bases.
House of Commons Defence Select Committee member Sir Bob Russell says he is deeply worried about the situation and has vowed to ask questions about Laurence’s role.’