> This does not include primary care which is provided by GP surgeries. Which are and have always been private businesses operating as NHS contractors - this w

> This does not include primary care which is provided by GP surgeries. Which are and have always been private businesses operating as NHS contractors - this was actually the concession the post-war government had to make in order to get the British Medical Association onboard with the NHS. And recent surveys indicate GPs are against any change to their private status.