Healthcare providers will not compete for NHS contracts on price following a clarification from the government.
The move has been applauded by doctors and may ease the fears of some who suggested the NHS would become dominated by cost rather than patient care. As a response to those concerns the Department of Health (DH) said it had made amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill which is currently proceeding through Parliament. The government has changed the sections which would have made it possible for providers to bid for contracts at a price below the standard NHS tariff and should also prevent the possibility of differential pricing between NHS and private providers. It said: "The a...
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