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News reports today that a Dutch healthcare company, Circle, http://www.circlepartnership.co.uk/about-circle/circle-story  is to take over the management of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.  htt
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital - vital change to NHS practice or betrayal of its principles?

posted at 10/11/2011 3:28 PM GMT on bmj.com
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News reports today that a Dutch healthcare company, Circle, http://www.circlepartnership.co.uk/about-circle/circle-story is to take over the management of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15436685

What's your view?  As in the headline, is this a vital and much needed change to the way the NHS is managed, or is it a betrayal of the principles of a not-for-profit, social wellfare organisation?

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John

Re: Hinchingbrooke Hospital - vital change to NHS practice or betrayal of its principles?

posted at 11/11/2011 11:13 AM GMT on bmj.com
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When grocers tried to run banks they created a mess. Now we have investment bankers (ex Goldman Sachs) hoping to run the NHS - even though they also have engineering/manufacturing backgrounds I am still suspicious - if I recall there was an engineer on the board of RBS who was equally detached from reality !

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