NHS hospital: I noticed the clock on the wall showed the wrong time.
A nurse told me they knew, but they wouldn’t report it because replacing the battery through the NHS would cost £70.
A £2 battery... £70. How? Why?
That's when I began to dig further.
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A nurse told me they knew, but they wouldn’t report it because replacing the battery through the NHS would cost £70.
A £2 battery... £70. How? Why?
That's when I began to dig further.
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It’s no secret private companies sell things to the NHS, but the scale of the money being made from the most basic items is unbelievable.
Not just the NHS either, but almost every public service. The police, civil service, social services etc etc...
Not just the NHS either, but almost every public service. The police, civil service, social services etc etc...
Workers in the NHS kept telling me the same thing. Basic items cost far more than they should.
"Well, medical stuff is important.”
Sure, some of it is. But it doesn't cost £70 for a battery. £45 for a no‑brand computer mouse. Office supplied shouldn't cost 4x the normal price.
"Well, medical stuff is important.”
Sure, some of it is. But it doesn't cost £70 for a battery. £45 for a no‑brand computer mouse. Office supplied shouldn't cost 4x the normal price.
None of that is “medical grade”.It’s just overpriced because someone can get away with it.
Most people have no idea what's going on and how it drains the life blood out of our services.
Most people have no idea what's going on and how it drains the life blood out of our services.
And it’s not just healthcare. Friends who’ve served in the military tell me that a standard HDMI cable - the exact same one Currys sell for £10 gets sold to our military for a £1,000.
A thousand pounds for a cable In a country where people are choosing between heating and eating.
What an insult. What a disgrace.
What an insult. What a disgrace.
The rich get richer from all this.
They always do.
They own the companies that get the contracts, set the prices, and walk away with the profits.
Every inflated invoice is money that should’ve gone to care. To staff. To patients. To the people who actually need the service.
They always do.
They own the companies that get the contracts, set the prices, and walk away with the profits.
Every inflated invoice is money that should’ve gone to care. To staff. To patients. To the people who actually need the service.
Part of the reason our public services are failing because too many parts of them have quietly been handed over to people who see it as a free cash machine.
It’s happening right now in plain sight. Most people don’t even realise.
It’s happening right now in plain sight. Most people don’t even realise.
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