Wednesday, October 24, 2012

It's a pain: First privately-run NHS hospital falls 19 places in health league table in five months


Patients are sick of Britain’s first privately-run NHS hospital which fell 19 places from the top of a Government league table in five months.

Circle, which manages Hinchingbrooke Hospital, boasted in May it was top of a new patient care league but its performance has plummeted every single month since.

The hospital’s patient satisfaction rating has tumbled by 22%, and now it is 20th in its local area.

The alarming revelation raises fears privatisation harms NHS patient care .... http://www.mirror.co.uk