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HEALTH services in Redditch and Bromsgrove will not be routinely opened up to private companies, the man leading the new commissioning group for the area has pledged.
Dr Jonathan Wells, chair of Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group, said while they would not rule out using the private sector where it was better for patients, they were committed to protecting the NHS.
The reassurance came during a meeting with local members of national campaign group 38 Degrees to discuss the Government's reorganisation of the health service, which from April will see doctors in Redditch and Bromsgrove take control of a ?180million budget for buying in healthcare services.
http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/2...ill-protect-NHS-from-privatisation-60083.html
Dr Jonathan Wells, chair of Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group, said while they would not rule out using the private sector where it was better for patients, they were committed to protecting the NHS.
The reassurance came during a meeting with local members of national campaign group 38 Degrees to discuss the Government's reorganisation of the health service, which from April will see doctors in Redditch and Bromsgrove take control of a ?180million budget for buying in healthcare services.
http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/2...ill-protect-NHS-from-privatisation-60083.html