Business consultancy firms and private healthcare suppliers are among dozens of companies being sold NHS patient data, campaigners revealed yesterday.
Campaign group Health Emergency director John Lister said the news was symptomatic of the growing privatisation of the NHS.
He told the Star: “It’s another example of the private sector calling all the shots. They get what they want regardless of the credibility of the NHS.”
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Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS



