NHS GP practice operator with 500,000 patients passes into hands of US health insurer

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Merger with Centene Corp covers 500,000 patients fuelling calls for inquiry into ‘NHS privatisation by stealth’

Objectors are concerned because they claim the change of control was approved for eight practices in the London boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey in a

 

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Remember when Corbyn warned of this at last gen election Remember how the media mocked Remember how helped make sure he cdnt win

AHelyer liam_nigh best get your health insurance ready fellas

A great headline somewhat let down by reality:- GPs are not public employees they are private contractors to the NHS. This was part of the settlement struck with GPs when the NHS was established in 1948.

'Merger with Centene Corp covers 500,000 patients fuelling calls for inquiry into ‘NHS privatisation by stealth’' -- 'BlackRock' -- Check out their holdings. Who owns Centene Corporation? Top stakeholders of CNC according to 13F filings - stockzoa

Private business sells!!

MattHancock needs to explain how this helps patient care, from the patients’ perspectives!

HerFaithness While positioning as 'we're the NHS' practically all General Practices in the UK are private businesses and have been since before the 1946 NHS Act

And ? Their patients will still free medical care on the NHS . It’s possible they will get even better care .

Slowly slowly the Tory party plan takes shape. Will it be same as dentists “oh we have no appointments today for the Gp but if you wanted to go private we could get you in”

May as we change that slogan from SaveTheNHS to SellTheNHS 🤦‍♂️ this needs to stop.

Recognise this...

You people are screwed now!!! Those insurance companies will take everything they can and cut cares. Good luck.

NHS safe in conservative govt’s hands.....

Considering the huge profits Insurance Companies get in the US, this is a horrible idea for the UK

Sleepwalking into HMOs

Worrying 👁

Not in Scotland ever please.

Most practices are private anyway. When the labour government funded the docs to get people checked for diabetes, my surgery asked me to come twice a year for check. This was done at the hospital but the docs got paid for it. Massive scam.

Fuck

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