Private sector provision
More services are contracted out to the private sector to save money. The NHS therefore loses consultants whole or part time to the private sector, despite having paid for their training. This creates a two-tier system where only the wealthy can afford private sector treatment.
Proposed workforce impact
- Consultants may no longer choose to work for the NHS for either part or all of their working hours.
Sources or references
Additional research questions
- Will the private sector head-hunt the best consultant anaesthetists away from the NHS?
- To what extent could ICM be privatised?
- Will foundation trusts (FTs) break away from the NHS and become part of an insurance-based system?
- Is there the political will to increase private-sector provision?
Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.
