Important to bear in mind when looking at details of NHS privatisation or private sector participation in NHS activities
— the UK’s commitments in the WTO (via the EU’s commitments) allow international competition *in areas where private sector participation is allowed*.
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— the UK’s commitments in the WTO (via the EU’s commitments) allow international competition *in areas where private sector participation is allowed*.
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With that in mind, the NHS and Department of Health are included (within some limits) in the UK’s WTO commitments on allowing international competition in public procurement.
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Health services (except where reserved for government-only and with some other limits) are also in the UK’s WTO commitments to allow international competition, in its schedules of commitments on services.
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