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Devon NHS children's services set for privatisation 
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The Guardian has learned that NHS Devon and Devon county council have shortlisted bids led by two private, profit-making companies – Serco and Virgin Care – to provide frontline services for children across the county, including some of the most sensitive care for highly vulnerable children and families, such as child protection, treatment for mentally ill children and adolescents, therapy and respite care for those with disabilities, health visiting, and palliative nursing for dying children.
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Final bids will be evaluated in May. The contract will be awarded to "the most economically advantageous" bid, according to criteria listed for it on the European commission website, where any European public tenders are required by competition law to be published.


By “economically advantageous” I guess we are meant to read “cheapest”. And “cheapest” does not make me feel that it will be the best.

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Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:28 pm
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In all honesty, this has me worried. Privatisation means profits. Which can mean reduced and overstretched staff, reduction in facilities and potential resulting increase in mortality.

I wouldn't trust them one bit!

Children will die (TM).

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Yep. For small scale things I can see how privatisation could save money, but for something on the scale of the NHS there can be no possible savings. Only cash being siphoned of as profits. This is a bad bad idea.

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