Hospitals and fire services to be run outside the public sector Francis Maude, a Cabinet minister, says that as Government spending falls, almost every duty of the state could be delivered by mutuals and other private companies. Hospitals and fire services will be run “outside the public sector” as the Conservatives dramatically shrink the state and cut costs, a senior minister has disclosed. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, told The Telegraph that services could be handed over to mutual companies owned by employers and other non-state bodies. He also warned that public sector jobs and wages would have to fall sharply to ensure the Government lives within its means. George Osborne, the Chancellor, has set out plans to reduce public spending to its lowest level since the 1930s, something which senior Conservatives believe will require fundamental changes in the role and responsibilities of the state. Mr Maude, who is drawing up plans for £20 billion of Whitehall savings by 2020, said that with the exception of defence and policing, every function of the state could potentially be done outside the public sector. telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/11290363/Hospitals-and-fire-services-to-be-run-outside-the-public-sector.html
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:48:22 +0000
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