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Three private firms are bidding to run NHS cancer care for the first time in the history of the health service in the biggest ever outsourcing deal worth £1.2billion.
CSC Computer Sciences, Interserve Investments and United Health have all been named on the shortlist to run cancer care across Staffordshire.
The contract is worth £687million. It will initially cover breast, bladder, lung and prostate cancer, but will later expand to run all cancer services - from diagnosis through to treatment.
CSC Computer Sciences is a US technology firm and Interserve Investments is a major investor in PFI projects. United Health is one of the world's largest private health firms.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/privatisation-nhs-external-firms-bidding-4582239
CSC Computer Sciences, Interserve Investments and United Health have all been named on the shortlist to run cancer care across Staffordshire.
The contract is worth £687million. It will initially cover breast, bladder, lung and prostate cancer, but will later expand to run all cancer services - from diagnosis through to treatment.
CSC Computer Sciences is a US technology firm and Interserve Investments is a major investor in PFI projects. United Health is one of the world's largest private health firms.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/privatisation-nhs-external-firms-bidding-4582239