NHS guarantees private sector at least £225m to reserve capacity in case of new covid surge

Amanda Pritchard

NHS England has guaranteed to pay independent providers around £225m between now and March to reserve capacity in case of a covid admissions surge – but the figure could rise to up to £525m if the capacity needs to be fully utilised.

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