"Using a novel dataset based on procurement contracts for 173 CCGs, we found that increased outsourcing from CCGs in England was associated with an increase in mortality from treatable causes, potentially caused by worsening in the quality of health-care services."
As someone new to commissioning (and pslhub.org), this was a very useful and timely piece to read. Thanks for signposting/highlighting!
Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in England, 2013–20: an observational study of NHS privatisation (1 July 2022)
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This is a very sobering point from this paper:
"Using a novel dataset based on procurement contracts for 173 CCGs, we found that increased outsourcing from CCGs in England was associated with an increase in mortality from treatable causes, potentially caused by worsening in the quality of health-care services."
As someone new to commissioning (and pslhub.org), this was a very useful and timely piece to read. Thanks for signposting/highlighting!