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Private firms cash in on new Covid surge with 3-month deal to relieve NHS
'Disgraceful waste of public funds': Health Secretary Sajid Javid has been criticised for the deal
PRIVATE firms will be paid millions to treat NHS patients over the next three months as part of a new deal, slammed by campaigners as a “disgraceful waste of public funds.”
It comes as hospitals were told yesterday to find extra beds — including in gyms and education centres — to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 patients.
The three-month deal between NHS England and 10 private firms, secured for an undisclosed sum, is intended to allow patients to be sent to private hospitals for surgery, including for cancer.
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