Should the private and public sectors be working together more effectively to deliver healthcare services? Mike Hall investigates
Over recent years we have seen the supply side of the private sector playing an important role in treating NHS patients as part of the Government's commitment to deliver healthcare targets. In addition, partnerships to fund the building of NHS hospitals have continued to be developed through private finance initiatives. But the role of the private sector in the funding of the delivery of healthcare remains, for the time being at least, a debate waiting to happen. Sharing facilities Despite indications of recent tension in relations between the Department of Health (DoH) and some private...
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