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> The contractors knew it and would milk it as long as they could That would be one of those inefficiencies introduced by part-privatization... So it's hard to
by kincardine 10y ago
> The contractors knew it and would milk it as long as they could
That would be one of those inefficiencies introduced by part-privatization... So it's hard to believe it's approaching zero. Not to mention that you have no real basis for making that statement from personal experience alone...
- zigzigzag 10y agoNo it isn't. Contractors milking their customers isn't an inefficient introduced by privatisation: as brightshiny pointed out, the entirely state employed people were even worse. Contractors milking their clients is something that competent buyers are supposed to prevent, but NHS procurement is a disaster-zone, as is commonly the case in the public sector. Just look up the different prices paid for basics like rubber gloves.
- kincardine 10y agoContractors milking their customers is an inefficiency introduced by privatization, because without privatization it doesn't happen... How state employees behave or the competency of the buyer is irrelevant. Saying that the inefficiencies due to privatization are "approaching zero" is a bit disingenuous.
- zigzigzag 10y agoJust replacing contractors with employees just means it's the employees milking the NHS instead, but now with the downside that they're unionised and hard to switch to an alternate provider.