NHS services - Contracting out?

Title

NHS services - Contracting out?

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Eric Green, chairman of the Contract Cleaning and Maintenance Association, claims that NHS domestic and ancillary services could be run more cheaply and efficiently by private companies. His comments come after a call by Social Services Secretary, Norman Fowler for health authorities to obtain estimates from private companies for cleaning, catering, and laundry work. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Eric Green

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; NHS; Privatization; Heath services; Cleaning industry; Domestic personnel; Ancillary health services staff; Contracting authorities

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