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The number of routine NHS operations and treatments carried out by the private sector has risen by more than 10% in a year, official figures show.
The data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre revealed that private providers treated 345,200 non-emergency NHS patients in 2011-12, a 32,900 rise on the previous year.
These were for planned care, such as knee and cataract operations.
The figure represents 4.3% of all the routine NHS treatments.
The rise is partly explained by a jump in the number of people needing non-emergency treatments as well as reflecting a shift towards more people choosing to use private providers - something they are entitled to do under patient choice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20167469
The data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre revealed that private providers treated 345,200 non-emergency NHS patients in 2011-12, a 32,900 rise on the previous year.
These were for planned care, such as knee and cataract operations.
The figure represents 4.3% of all the routine NHS treatments.
The rise is partly explained by a jump in the number of people needing non-emergency treatments as well as reflecting a shift towards more people choosing to use private providers - something they are entitled to do under patient choice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20167469