O/T Its surprising how people vote

[KerrAvon]

Kerr , if you can't see the ploy then I'm certainly not going to waste my time explaining it to you .

I feel you should.

The NHS Trusts concerned want to reduce their costs - presumably with the intention of being able to spend more actually treating poorly patiens. They could look to do that by outsourcing the work, but have chosen to do so by moving the work into subsidiaries that are wholly owned by the Trust. How is that privatisation?

And what is wrong with private companies delivering services for the NHS if that cuts costs? Are your objections purely ideological, perchance?