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Private firms from around the world are targeting a £1billion NHS contract to manage the personal medical records of every patient in the UK.
Four IT companies in India, a tech giant in Japan, a US arms manufacturer and the world’s largest law firm are among 21 businesses in the frame, the Mirror can reveal.
The 10-year contract is the biggest ever put out for tender by the NHS, after the Tory-led coalition decided to outsource primary care support services.
Dave Prentis, general secretary of union Unison, branded our revelations “an absolute disgrace” and warned it could mean “handing over millions of patients records” to “huge worldwide firms”.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/revealed-21-private-firms-india-4664573
Four IT companies in India, a tech giant in Japan, a US arms manufacturer and the world’s largest law firm are among 21 businesses in the frame, the Mirror can reveal.
The 10-year contract is the biggest ever put out for tender by the NHS, after the Tory-led coalition decided to outsource primary care support services.
Dave Prentis, general secretary of union Unison, branded our revelations “an absolute disgrace” and warned it could mean “handing over millions of patients records” to “huge worldwide firms”.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/revealed-21-private-firms-india-4664573
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