Ed Miliband launched Labour’s election campaign with a promise to cap the amount of profit a private contractor can make from NHS contracts. Under the proposal private firms would be limited to profit margins of 5% on all contracts above £500,000. Proponents argue that the plan will stop the NHS’s "drive to privatisation." Opponents argue that limiting private contractor’s profits will make it harder for the NHS to keep up with rising demand for care.
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Response rates from 7.3k SW voters.
80% Yes |
20% No |
67% Yes |
20% No |
13% Yes, but I would rather eliminate any privatisation of the NHS |
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Unique answers from SW voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@93GJ3ZC3yrs3Y
Yes, and private firms should not exceed any more than 20%
@8WR9YHL3yrs3Y
Yes, privatisation should be terminated.
@8SZJS6S4yrs4Y
Conservatives hage the perfect solution
@8RMGJQB4yrs4Y
No, Make it proportionate to the average profits.
@8RGZWNR4yrs4Y
We should no longer have an NHS we need something else
@8RFHMGL4yrs4Y
No, but privatise the NHS
@9SBTMJP6mos6MO
Yes, but make these private firms more nationalised and demand them to give higher by 5% salaries to get professionals to the forefront of these firms, helping reimburse the NHS.
@9RT5H6H7mos7MO
Profit should be capped, but not at 5% - that seems a little too close to the wire for them to operate. It is no use to the NHS if their contractors go bankrupt.
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