NHS trusts accused of 'backdoor' privatisation over subsidiary firms

Three foundation trusts in England have set up firms with the intention of taking thousands of support staff off the NHS’s books

Health trusts have been accused of taking a first step towards privatisation by transferring the employment of support staff to new subsidiary companies.

At least three NHS foundation trusts in Yorkshire, the West Country and northern England have set up firms with the intention of taking thousands of workers off the NHS’s books.

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