#NHSwhitepaper Thread:
Contrary to some of the headlines, the reforms are NOT the
‘end of privatisation’
(Will explain below)
The white paper wants to reverse legislation that mandated competitive tendering, which meant every contract had to be put out ‘to the market’....
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Which was a nuisance
Created unnecessary beurocracy And wasted a lot of money
This legislation was brought in under Cameron’s coalition government
(Against the advice of the unions, health think tanks, royal colleges...basically everyone)
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