Proceeding contribution from Michael Meacher (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 July 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on NHS White Paper.

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Given the transfer of £70 billion of NHS funds from PCTs to 500 GP consortiums, the vast majority of which have neither the expertise nor the inclination for such a huge administrative task and will have to buy in specialists from the private sector to do it for them, is not it clear that the real motive behind the reforms is to enable US multinational corporations, such as UnitedHealth, or UK corporations, such as BUPA or Virgin, to parcel out health care to the private sector on a vast scale?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 513 c673
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Access Accountability Cost effectiveness Finance Drugs Innovation Health authorities General practitioners NHS Patients Pay Public expenditure Primary care trusts National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Standards Training Research Productivity Care Quality Commission
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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