Private company wins bid to run NHS hospital
"Yesterday an NHS hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was franchised out to a private company for the first time. Circle Health will take over Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which is reported to have almost £40 million of debt. The company will be paid about £1 billion over ten years, but NHS chiefs said that Circle would make a profit only if it delivered services more efficiently. Circle was awarded the contract after beating a rival bid from Serco."
Sainsbury’s to offer in-store GP services
"Supermarket chain Sainsbury's is expected to launch a nationwide network of family doctor surgeries in 204 of its stores which will provide shoppers with treatment and prescriptions. Sainsbury's expects to benefit from the arrangement by attracting extra customers into its stores. The plans were revealed yesterday by the doctors' magazine, Pulse and outlined in today’s Independent.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/gps-on-offer-at-hundreds-of-supermarket-2143948.html"
Source: Communications circular from Cathy Taylor, RCN Careers Adviser, issued to AGCAS Nursing Network
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