To wonder what role private health care providers are playing during this crisis?

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Just that really - surely private hospitals have access to ventilators and PPE that could be used by the NHS? I can't imagine private hospitals are continuing with elective surgery at this time - what are they doing?

Erm.... they have been taken over by the NHS, staff, equipment, rooms.

the ones round where I live Spire and Nuffield have turned over buildings to help NHS.

and staff

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-nhs-beds-staff-private-hospitals-cases-deaths-a9416126.html%3famp

How could you not know this?

www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulation/nhs-block-books-almost-all-private-hospital-sector-capacity-to-fight-covid-19/7027196.article

They’ve cancelled everything. Our local Spure is using their premises and staff to do NHS cancer operations.

Did you really think otherwise?

I had hoped that was what was happening, but it's not been mentioned on the BBC news. Thanks for clearing it up.

OP this was all over all press including BBC news at least a fortnight ago. My very first troll report going in now.

How could you not know this?

Because its the typical vague faux innocent type of threads that the political 'activists' have seen as a way in to start a 'muh Tories are evil', 'discussion'