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Profits from NHS England eye care outsourcing same as 100 PFI contracts, research finds

CHPI thinktank found five firms made an ‘eye-watering’ £169m in 2023-24, as ministers call for contract capProfits made from treating NHS eye patients by five private firms are so large they equal those made by the 100 with private finance initiative (PFI) hospital contracts, research shows.The disclosure has led to calls for ministers to cap what can be “eye-watering” levels of profit made by private operators when they take over key public services. Continue reading...

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