Private hospitals to provide operations for 25 000 NHS patients
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7447.1036-c (Published 29 April 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:1036
- Owen Dyer
- London
Nearly 25 000 NHS patients in England will have publicly funded surgery in private hospitals this year. This is the result of a deal between the Department of Health and two private hospital groups aimed at cutting waiting lists for surgery. The first operations under the scheme should takeplace in a few weeks.
Capio Healthcare UK and the not-for-profit group Nuffield Hospitals have signed a contract to perform thousands of operations in their hospitals, in a deal designed to achieve Prime Minister Tony Blair's goal of providing at least 125 000 extra operations over the next five …
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