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Petition urges government to invest in NHS and end private hospital deaths
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
PUBLIC ownership campaigners We Own It have released a petition urging the government to invest in the NHS and cease outsourcing to private hospitals.
The petition was announced after the BBC Panorama programme investigated Spire Healthcare, a chain that runs 39 private hospitals across Britain, which is used to clear NHS waiting lists.
Safety issues were raised with hospitals performing surgeries despite lacking intensive care facilities, requiring patients to be transferred if their condition deteriorates.
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