Opposition to plans for GPs to use private firms for NHS services

ONLY one in four people support GPs using private companies to provide NHS services, one of the key planks of the Government’s health reforms, according to a new poll yesterday.

A survey of almost 2,000 adults for public sector union Unison showed that half were opposed to the move, including 56% of Liberal Democrat voters.

The results were published on the eve of the second reading of the Health and Social Care Bill tomorrow, which will attract fresh criticism from unions.

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