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NHS Loses £135.9M to Private Firms in Staffordshire

4/16/2026

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  • Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) reports £135.9 million lost from NHS spending in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent over two years to private firms’ profits.
  • The NHS spent £502.2 million on private firms, with profits estimated to fund about 774 doctors or 1,639 nurses.
  • David Rowland from CHPI emphasizes the need for urgent government action and calls for a profit cap on NHS contracts.