Betsi Paid £14m over Three Years to Private Providers to Cut Waiting Lists

Betsi paid £14m over three years to private providers to cut waiting lists

The amount of money spent on private providers by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has dropped over the last three years

North Wales NHS paid £14m to private care providers

Photo Peter Byrne/PA Wire Richard Evans – Local democracy reporter Patients in north Wales are still being sent to private hospitals and clinics to ease NHS waiting lists, but spending on outsourced treatment has fallen significantly over the past three years. Figures revealed through a Freedom of Information request show that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board spent around £14 million in three years to pay for NHS treatments at private fac…

BCUHB spent £14m on private clinics to cut waiting lists

North Wales patients are being sent to private clinics to help cut NHS waiting lists.