For personal reasons, a number of FWR posters don't engage with threads about rape.
I don't know if it's the sort of thread that people look at but can't formulate a comment. It's not the same issue as the forensic examiner item in Scotland because the article engages substantially with the private equity aspect.
I feel helpless about the impact of private equity on healthcare. I agree that it's abhorrent that it's made such substantial inroads into the NHS and is appropriating so much of the available funding while there are no evaluations of the quality of support that is provided.
While government funding was going to Sarcs, Simon said many rape crisis centres, which are still not-for-profit, are on the brink of collapse and in need of more financial support. She asked: “Can any profit-driven service be trusted to work in the best interests of victims and survivors, or will they prioritise profit margins?”
David Rowland, the director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest, said: “It is difficult to understand how a private equity investor could envisage making a profit out of providing services to people who have suffered sexual assault. Any money taken out of these services in the form of dividends is money which cannot be used to pay staff or to look after those affected.”
I consider this very concerning. I wonder how many of this private suppliers will offer single-sex settings or personalised care. I've no way of knowing.