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A GP who worked for Harmoni, England's largest independent provider of out-of-hours care, says patients are at risk.
Patients will be put at risk by privatised out-of-hours care, according to a GP and former clinical lead for Harmoni, the largest independent provider of urgent care services in England, after its doctors were criticised last week in an inquest over the death of a baby boy.
Harmoni was founded by a group of five London-based GPs in 1996. The founding quintet became millionaires last November when Harmoni was bought by Care UK in a ?48m deal. Harmoni has grown rapidly, turning over ?100m last year. It has won more than a quarter of the contracts for the new 111 service for people seeking non-emergency health-care advice.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...care-agency-under-fire-on-safety-8518076.html
Patients will be put at risk by privatised out-of-hours care, according to a GP and former clinical lead for Harmoni, the largest independent provider of urgent care services in England, after its doctors were criticised last week in an inquest over the death of a baby boy.
Harmoni was founded by a group of five London-based GPs in 1996. The founding quintet became millionaires last November when Harmoni was bought by Care UK in a ?48m deal. Harmoni has grown rapidly, turning over ?100m last year. It has won more than a quarter of the contracts for the new 111 service for people seeking non-emergency health-care advice.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...care-agency-under-fire-on-safety-8518076.html