Executives from private companies could be brought in to run failing NHS trusts in England. Would private sector management improve the NHS?
The government is exploring a range of options, including bringing in managers from better-performing NHS trusts to improve failing hospitals.
Ministers insisted that front-line health care staff would remain NHS employees.
The British Medical Association expressed concerns over the plans, saying that they would be effectively privatising parts of the NHS.
Would private sector management run hospitals more efficiently? Does this amount to privatising the NHS? Are you happy with your local hospital?
BBC
The government is exploring a range of options, including bringing in managers from better-performing NHS trusts to improve failing hospitals.
Ministers insisted that front-line health care staff would remain NHS employees.
The British Medical Association expressed concerns over the plans, saying that they would be effectively privatising parts of the NHS.
Would private sector management run hospitals more efficiently? Does this amount to privatising the NHS? Are you happy with your local hospital?
BBC



