*promote

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Sunday, March 18th, 2012 8:32am PDT - promote requested by marinara.

Devon NHS children's services set for privatisation

Outcome of tendering process for core services for vulnerable families could provide foretaste of NHS break-up, critics fear Core children's health services in Devon may be about to be privatised in a move that critics have warned is a foretaste of the breaking up of the NHS that will take place when the government's health and social care bill becomes law.

The Guardian has learned that NHS Devon and Devon county council have shortlisted bids led by two private, profit-making companies – Serco and Virgin Care – to provide frontline services for children across the county, including some of the most sensitive care for highly vulnerable children and families, such as some child protection services, treatment for mentally ill children and adolescents, therapy and respite care for those with disabilities, health visiting, and palliative nursing for dying children.

Also on the shortlist for the £130m three-year NHS contract is Devon Partnership NHS trust, bidding along with Barnardo's and other local charities. But a source close to the process, which is now in its fourth and final stage, has told the Guardian that one of the two commercial companies' bids looks likely to win the tender.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/15/devon-nhs-childrens-services-privatisation

Moving this video to alien_concept's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

And they want to allow corporations to run cities as well,with the elected local government just pushed aside. For a profit.