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NHS: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure contracts made between the NHS and private providers aren't acquired by private equity companies.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure contracts made between the NHS and private providers aren't acquired by private equity companies.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    In accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime, contracts for National Health Service-funded healthcare services may be awarded to NHS trusts or foundation trusts and to non-NHS providers from the private and voluntary sectors. It is possible for a ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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