UK?s blood supply sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital

[Northerner]

The Government was tonight accused of gambling with the UK?s blood supply by selling the state owned NHS plasma supplier to a US private equity firm.

The Department of Health overlooked several healthcare or pharmaceutical firms and at least one blood plasma specialist before choosing to sell an 80 per cent stake in Plasma Resources UK to Bain Capital, the company co-founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in a ?230m deal. The Government will retain a 20 per stake and a share of potential future profits.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...private-equity-firm-bain-capital-8718029.html

 

[LeeLee]

Blood donors have been encouraged to give plasma instead of whole blood recently. Now I know why! I wonder how many donors will be put off by the thought of profits being made from altruistic donations.

 

[Northerner]

Blood donors have been encouraged to give plasma instead of whole blood recently. Now I know why! I wonder how many donors will be put off by the thought of profits being made from altruistic donations.

I would be very upset if I was still a donor, especially as profits will be going to that idiot Mitt Romney's company