aswind Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 What do you think about private companies working for the NHS in areas such as catering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanSmith Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Having work done by private companies almost always works out cheaper than having it done by public bodies, even though the private company will be taking out a profit margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhimmi Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Having work done by private companies almost always works out cheaper than having it done by public bodies, even though the private company will be taking out a profit margin.That's tripe. When the catering at a local hospital went private, the quality went right down and the prices went right up! They can't even provide clean cutlery for pity's sake, unless you call plastic forks that snap stabbing a pea 'cutlery'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 That's tripe. Sixty years of nationalised industry proved the point well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katy1981 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 from what i hear from other people it wouldnt be the best idea even if it is cheaper. but sadly some people are happy to compromise on quality if it saves a couple a quid. i work in catering and some of the companys ive worked for have had such small budgets for the kitchen to buy stock with but yet they are happy to spend a 11000 quid on 11 lampshades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 from what i hear from other people it wouldnt be the best idea even if it is cheaper. but sadly some people are happy to compromise on quality if it saves a couple a quid. i work in catering and some of the companys ive worked for have had such small budgets for the kitchen to buy stock with but yet they are happy to spend a 11000 quid on 11 lampshades. 11 lampshades?? Are you sure it wasn't 11 Lambshanks. yum,yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT70 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 privatisation of hospital cleaning based on cost has led to many issues, the old adage being you pay peanuts you get monkeys. for many years cost was the sole factor and the cheapest won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswind Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 So...we could say that the NHS could do catering better than private? And what will happen if in fact having a contractor is actually not the cheaper option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 So...we could say that the NHS could do catering better than private? And what will happen if in fact having a contractor is actually not the cheaper option? The current standard of food within the NHS in Sheffield is appalling - I am embarrassed on a daily basis to have to serve the meals on offer at the NGH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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