Union calls on NHS Lanarkshire to "kick profit out of care"
dailyrecord.co.ukPublic service union UNISON has called on a health board to “kick profit out of care” and transfer all patients in a private provider’s specialist unit, which is closing, to council or NHS facilities.
Private care home giants HC-One announced it was terminating its contract with NHS Lanarkshire to provide care to dementia patients at a specialist unit at Hatton Lea, Bellshill because their accommodation was no longer “fit for purpose” and had to be rebuilt.
The NHS is now making arrangements to provide the hospital based complex clinical care services in-house rather than contracting to another private provider.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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