An NHS sale like you've never seen

The town of Stonehaven just south of Aberdeen and the surrounding area of Kincardineshire are being used as a testbed for turning the National Health Service over to private companies, a privatisation so radical that even the Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell disapproves. Healthcare in Stonehaven has...

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Published inNew statesman & society Vol. 9; no. 403; pp. 24 - 25
Main Author Milne, Kirsty
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Statesman, Ltd 17.05.1996
Subjects
Health care reform
Privatization
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Summary:The town of Stonehaven just south of Aberdeen and the surrounding area of Kincardineshire are being used as a testbed for turning the National Health Service over to private companies, a privatisation so radical that even the Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell disapproves. Healthcare in Stonehaven has been put out to competitive tender between the local NHS trust and two private companies.
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ISSN:0954-2361