Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” after NHS England contracted them out to Capita last year, prompting anger among providers toward the contractor and the national body.
The outsourcing giant took over primary care support in September following a competitive tender. The contract is worth £330m over seven years.
Capita’s bid depended on saving £21m a year, driven by centralising administration and technology functions.
However, there have been reports of the service getting dramatically worse since the beginning of 2016 as the old localised service centres have been closed and transferred to Capita’s new centres….read more
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