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No public subsidies for private funds says Sturgeon Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 June 2007

Public money should not be used to help private companies that are competing against the NHS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Speaking at the NHS Confederation's annual conference in London, Sturgeon also said that the Scottish government would take its own decisions on issues like junior doctor recruitment in the 'best interests of Scotland'.

Sturgeon said: "We believe it is sensible to deliver healthcare on the basis of collaboration and cooperation, rather than division and competition. We oppose the use of public money to help the private sector compete with the NHS. 

"Just before the election, a poll showed that voters' top concern was of creeping privatisation of schools and hospitals. The Scottish public expects public money to support public services rather than the private sector. They believe that public services should be delivered by public servants.  

"Our opposition to stimulating private sector competition with the NHS - at taxpayers expense - is not just based on public opinion. We reject the very idea that markets in health care are the route to improvement."
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