In the Guardian today:
Private firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last two years, research reveals. The findings – on the basis of contracts worth £12bn – have prompted claims of “scandalous” profiteering, concern that the health service is being “taken for a ride” and calls for ministers to impose a cap on maximum profit levels.
The £1.6bn in profits made in 2023-24 and 2024-25 would have been enough to pay for 9,178 doctors or 19,428 nurses during that time, according to the Centre for Health and the Public Interest.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/13/private-companies-nhs-services-profit-chpi-research
The research at https://www.nhsprofitmap.org.uk/ does not cover Scottish postcodes but in June 2024, Labour Outlook, no friend of the SNP, had:
Profits removed from all private/outsourcing contracts given out by the NHS between January 2012 and May 2024 are estimated to be £6.7 billion.
- Or £558 million each year
- Or £45 million each month (£44.9 million to be exact)
- Or £10 million a week (£10.3 million to be exact)
The above figure incorporates the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The NHS in all the nations are funded through a grant from the UK government.
Total amounts that have left the NHS in profits from outsourcing contracts given by each non-English nation between January 2012 and May 2024:
- Scotland – £374.3 million
- Wales – £282.4 million
- Northern Ireland – £90.2 million
So, using these comparative data, multiplying the Scottish figure by 10 to make in comparable, per head, with England, we get £3.7bn, just over half the level in England.
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