NHS trusts have paid almost £1bn to private healthcare companies to run extra services in their own hospitals. We found out where the money is really going. What is Insourcing? It’s a confusing term. Normally it means bringing outsourced work back in-house. The NHS uses it differently. NHS insourcing means paying a private company to […]
Profiting from the Queue. Private Equity and Insourcing Read More »
EveryDoctor has spent the last three years meticulously tracking donations to MPs from individuals and organisations with interests in the private healthcare sector. Our research has uncovered more than £2.9 million in donations from donors with connections to the industry. That might sound like a lot, but it’s chump change compared to profits that the
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Patients being treated in hospital corridors is a sign of an NHS under extreme pressure. For months, clinicians, patients and campaigners have been raising the alarm about corridor care. The government has now announced new measures aimed at addressing the problem. While these steps mark progress, serious questions remain about whether the NHS has the
Corridor care: Progress at last but the NHS still lacks the resources to end it Read More »
Last month, we revealed that NHS trusts still owe £21bn to private firms through private finance initiative (PFI) hospital deals. Ahead of the government’s decision on whether it will revive the policy of involving private finance in plans for the future of the NHS, (in fact The Treasury released an announcement on 25th November 2025
PFI Explained. A Simple Q&A on a Complicated Problem Read More »
Tomorrow (26th November 2025), the chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm, in her Autumn budget statement, that the government will fund the new NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild programme through deals with the private sector. An announcement has been released today that the Treasury has agreed to approve private partnerships as part of this new plan.
PFI Was Scrapped for a Reason. Here’s Why Bringing It Back Puts the NHS at Risk. Read More »
